(187514) Tainan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 October 2006 by Lin, C.-S., Ye, Q.-z. at Lulin.
Tainan is located in southern Taiwan and is the oldest and the fifth-largest city on the island. Colonized by Holland, Japan and the Qing Dynasty from the 17th to the early 20th century, Tainan is famous for its abundant historic monuments and multicultural lifestyle.Naming citation (20111012/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tainan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tainan is 3.26 au from the Sun and 3.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 187514 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 TM94 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.94 |
| Orbital period | 4.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.220 |
| Inclination | 14.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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