(314040) Tavannes Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 January 2005 by M. Ory at Vicques.
Tavannes is a municipality of the Swiss canton of Bern. It is located in French-speaking Bernese Jura.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #9, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tavannes is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tavannes is 2.13 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 314040 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 AU |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.43 |
| Orbital period | 3.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0822 |
| Inclination | 4.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.