(14380) Bussey Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 October 1989 by S. J. Bus at Cerro Tololo.
D. Benjamin J. “Ben” Bussey (b. 1970) is a British planetary scientist whose career has focused on lunar exploration. His work has included radar imaging of the Moon and understanding the illumination conditions of its polar regions, development of spacecraft instrumentation, and lunar-mission design.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #15, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bussey is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bussey is 2.53 au from the Sun and 3.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14380 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 UC6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.5 km (#2,571 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0280 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.46 |
| Orbital period | 4.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.243 |
| Inclination | 28.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 30 October 1989
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- (4716) Urey
- (5479) Grahamryder
- (6306) Nishimura
- (9030) Othryoneus
- (10078) Stanthorpe
- (11282) Hanakusa