(14348) Cumming Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 October 1985 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at Kvistaberg.
Robert Cumming (b. 1967) is an astronomer at Onsala Space Observatory. For many years, he was the editor of the magazine Popular Astronomy.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-02-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cumming is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cumming is 2.61 au from the Sun and 3.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14348 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 UO3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.28 km (#8,531 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.339 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.27 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0454 |
| Inclination | 22.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.51 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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