(85267) Taj Mahal Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 January 1994 by V. S. Casulli at Colleverde.
The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum, commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his favorite wife.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-03-31), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Taj Mahal is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Taj Mahal is 2.43 au from the Sun and 2.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 85267 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 AD2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.15 km (#14,826 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.257 |
| Rotation period | 33.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.64 |
| Orbital period | 4.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0588 |
| Inclination | 21.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.44 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.