(14631) Benbryan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 November 1998 by CSS at Catalina.
Ben H. Bryan (b. 1980) is the Lockheed Martin floor lead for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. He was also the lead manufacturing engineer for the OSIRIS-REx structure, a role he also performed on the Orion heat shield.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Benbryan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Benbryan is 3.30 au from the Sun and 3.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14631 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 VS32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.5 km (#2,588 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0840 |
| Rotation period | 8.39 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.17 |
| Orbital period | 5.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.91 – 3.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0764 |
| Inclination | 15.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.90 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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