(551082) Tsiongtiong Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 October 2012 by Pan-STARRS 1 at Haleakala.
Tsiong-Tiong is the Taiwanese abbreviation for Changhua Senior High School. The school was established in Changhua City, Taiwan in 1942. Name suggested by Changhua Senior High School students, G.-R. Hong and M.-Y. Sie, and teacher D.-L. You, who participated in the International Astronomical Search Collaboration.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #9, 21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tsiongtiong is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tsiongtiong is 2.12 au from the Sun and 1.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 551082 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 VD78 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.13 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 7.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.958 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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