(46692) Taormina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 February 1997 by Ticha, J., Tichy, M. at Klet.
Taormina is Sicily's most picturesque town, located on the slopes of Mt. Tauro, overlooking the sea with views westward to Mt. Etna. An ancient Greco-Roman theater with Corinthian-style columns is located there. The discoverers visited Taormina in 2001.Naming citation (20040306/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Taormina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Taormina is 2.33 au from the Sun and 2.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 46692 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 CW1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.03 km (#15,127 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.231 |
| Rotation period | 35.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.18 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0825 |
| Inclination | 7.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.