(13954) Born Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 October 1990 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D. at Tautenburg.

German physicist Max Born (1882-1970), a pioneer in modern theoretical physics, formulated a theory of the crystal lattice and created with his assistants the basis of quantum mechanics. He received the 1954 Nobel Prize for physics, together with W. Bothe. The name was proposed by the first discoverer.Naming citation (20000726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Born is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Born is 2.67 au from the Sun and 1.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	13954
Provisional designation	1990 TF8
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	5.81 km (#9,215 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.158
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.4
Orbital period	4.06 years
Semi-major axis	2.55 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.20 – 2.89 au
Eccentricity	0.134
Inclination	13.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.26 au

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

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