(269232) Tahin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 August 2008 by K. Sarneczky at Piszkesteto.
Szilvia Tahin (b. 1975) is the wife of the discoverer, who has shared the frugal situation and the loneliness of a husband who spent many long nights in the dome.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tahin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tahin is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 269232 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 QV |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.26 |
| Orbital period | 5.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0972 |
| Inclination | 1.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.