(300300) TAM Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 August 2007 by Lin, H.-C., Ye, Q.-z. at Lulin.
The Taipei Astronomical Museum (abbreviated TAM) was the first and is the largest astronomy education and outreach organization in Taiwan.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-02-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where TAM is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: TAM is 2.13 au from the Sun and 1.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 300300 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 PL12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.3 |
| Orbital period | 3.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.189 |
| Inclination | 1.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.985 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.