(14622) Arcadiopoveda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 October 1998 by CSS at Catalina.
Arcadio Poveda (b. 1930) is a Mexican astronomer and a founder of a number of Mexican scientific institutions. He is best known for his pioneering work on determining the masses of elliptical galaxies.Naming citation (20110218/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Arcadiopoveda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arcadiopoveda is 2.78 au from the Sun and 2.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14622 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 UN18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.8 km (#3,805 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0910 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.43 |
| Orbital period | 5.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.160 |
| Inclination | 27.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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