(549676) Thanjavur Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 March 2004 by D. D. Balam at Maunakea.
Karun G. Thanjavur (b. 1957) is a Canadian astronomer and engineer at the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Victoria. He is a former Resident Astronomer at the Canada-France-Hawaii telescope. Karun's areas of expertise include marine engineering, robotics and instrumentation, as well as observational cosmology.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #15, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Thanjavur is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Thanjavur is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 549676 |
| Provisional designation | 2011 QB105 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.54 |
| Orbital period | 4.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 3.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.265 |
| Inclination | 13.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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