(14400) Baudot Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 November 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Jean-Maurice-Emile Baudot (1845-1903) invented a telegraphic code in 1874 that encoded each letter of the alphabet as a series of “on-or-off” signals. Because each signal has the same duration, this system is more efficient than Morse code, and it still used in telecommunications today. The name was suggested by R. S. McMillan.Naming citation (20000726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Baudot is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Baudot is 2.17 au from the Sun and 3.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14400 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 WO4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.41 km (#9,863 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0870 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.92 |
| Orbital period | 4.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 3.33 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.242 |
| Inclination | 4.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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