Discovered by H.-C. LinQ.-Z. Ye Minor planet category main-belt Absolute magnitude 15.5 Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 7 March 2006 Alternative names 2006 EM67 Discovered 7 March 2006 Discoverers Ye Quanzhi, qin | |
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145523 Lulin, provisional designation 2006 EM67, is an asteroid from the middle region of the asteroid belt, approximately 4 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 7 March 2006, by Taiwanese astronomers Hung-Chin Lin (林宏欽)and Ye Quanzhi (葉泉志) at Lulin Observatory in central Taiwan.
The asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.2–3.2 AU once every 4 years and 7 months (1,665 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.18 and an inclination of 11° with respect to the ecliptic. The earliest precovery was taken at ESO's La Silla Observatory in 1992, extending the asteroid's observation arc by 14 years prior to its discovery observation.
According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, the asteroid measures 3.9 kilometers in diameter and its surface has a low albedo of 0.073, which is rather typical for a carbonaceous C-type body. As of 2016, the asteroid's rotation period and shape remain unknown.
The minor planet was named after the Lulin mountain in central Taiwan, location of the discovering Lulin Observatory at an altitude of 2862 meters. Naming citation was published on 2 April 2007 (M.P.C. 59389).