(171381) Taipei Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 July 2006 by Lin, H.-C., Ye, Q.-z. at Lulin.
Taipei, known officially as Taipei City, is the political, economic and cultural center of Taiwan.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-09-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Taipei is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Taipei is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 171381 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 OG17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.71 |
| Orbital period | 5.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0962 |
| Inclination | 11.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.