(465036) Tatm Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 August 2006 by Q.-z. Ye C.-S. Lin at Lulin.
Since 1959, the Taiwan Agricultural Technical Mission (TATM) has collaborated with many countries to improve collection of meteorological data, to develop and introduce crop disaster mitigation techniques, and to increase the availability of agricultural information.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #10, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tatm is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tatm is 2.79 au from the Sun and 3.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 465036 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 QK13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.05 |
| Orbital period | 5.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 3.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.208 |
| Inclination | 26.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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