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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 20, 1998 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 40227 |
| Named after | Tahiti |
| Alternate name(s) | 1998 SR145 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 4.9252948 |
| Peri | 2.9849670 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2452925 |
| Orbital period | 2873.0270484 |
| Mean anomaly | 117.79168 |
| Inclination | 10.32535 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 35.62221 |
| Argument of peri | 292.42275 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.8 |
40227 Tahiti (1998 SR145) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on September 20, 1998 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.