(814) Tauris Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 January 1916 by G. N. Neujmin at Simeis.
Where Tauris is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tauris is 3.02 au from the Sun and 3.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 814 |
| Provisional designation | A916 AE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 102 km (#222 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0540 |
| Rotation period | 36.1 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.73 |
| Orbital period | 5.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 4.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.304 |
| Inclination | 21.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by G. N. Neujmin
- (748) Simeisa
- (751) Faina
- (752) Sulamitis
- (753) Tiflis
- (762) Pulcova
- (768) Struveana
- (769) Tatjana
- (779) Nina
- (780) Armenia
- (781) Kartvelia
- (787) Moskva
- (789) Lena
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