(293878) Tapping Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 2007 by D. D. Balam at Mauna Kea.
Kenneth Tapping (b. 1945), a solar physicist at the NRC-Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory, Penticton, B.C., is responsible for Canada's 10.7-cm flux measurements (continuous since 1946) that are critical to understanding solar variability and climate.Naming citation (20120207/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tapping is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tapping is 2.75 au from the Sun and 2.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 293878 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 RV274 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.61 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Inclination | 3.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.884 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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