(713133) Taiping Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 July 2006 by LUSS at Lulin.

Taipei Municipal Taiping Elementary School was established in 1898 and was one of the earliest primary education institutions in Taiwan. It has borne witness to the development of modern education in the country.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 31), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Taiping is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Taiping is 2.20 au from the Sun and 3.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number713133
Provisional designation2015 AB54
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)18.64
Orbital period3.46 years
Semi-major axis2.29 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.02 – 2.56 au
Eccentricity0.119
Inclination6.36°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.00 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 18 July 2006

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