(114829) Chierchia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 July 2003 by CINEOS at Campo Imperatore.
Luigi Chierchia (b. 1957), a professor of mathematical analysis at Rome 3 University, has directed the local unit of the Italian national research project “Nonlinear analysis and variational problems”. His interests include dynamical systems and celestial mechanics. In 1995 he received the prize of the Institut Henri Poincaré.Naming citation (20080520/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chierchia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chierchia is 3.09 au from the Sun and 3.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 114829 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 OC21 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.28 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 13.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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