(281561) Taitung Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 October 2008 by Hsiao, X. Y., Ye, Q.-z. at Lulin.
Taitung County is in the southeast of Taiwan. It has a beautiful natural landscape, with high mountains, a rift valley, ocean views, outlying islands and hot springs, and also has the longest coastline in Taiwan.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-10-08), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Taitung is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Taitung is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 281561 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 UL78 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.4 |
| Orbital period | 4.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.59 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0919 |
| Inclination | 11.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.