(14513) Alicelindner Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 15 April 1996 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.

Alice Lindner (b. 1948) is the secretary at the Hoher List Observatory. For many years she always has been very helpful in preparing the observations made at Hoher List by the present discoverer. Very reliable in her duties, she is appreciated by all colleagues at Hoher List.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #19, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Alicelindner is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alicelindner is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number14513
Provisional designation1996 GK17
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.08 km (#10,473 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.299
Absolute magnitude (H)14.16
Orbital period4.32 years
Semi-major axis2.65 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.49 – 2.82 au
Eccentricity0.0612
Inclination4.38°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.50 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Alice

Also discovered on 15 April 1996

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