(13307) Taralarsen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Tara Larsen mentored a finalist in the 2019 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. She teaches at the Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School, Moraga, California.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #2, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Taralarsen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Taralarsen is 3.17 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13307 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 RE59 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.88 km (#5,174 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0550 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.02 |
| Orbital period | 5.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.89 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0469 |
| Inclination | 2.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.87 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Tara
All asteroids named after someone called Tara
Also discovered on 14 September 1998
- (9810) Elanfiller
- (11190) Jennibell
- (12898) Mignard
- (12900) Rishabjain
- (12903) Isabellekatz
- (12906) Alexismacavoy
- (12907) Giannanilvo
- (13301) Hofsteen
- (13302) Kezmoh
- (13303) Asmitakumar
- (13305) Danielang
- (13308) Melissamayne