(9614) Cuvier Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 January 1993 by E. W. Elst at Caussols.
Georges Baron Cuvier (1769-1832) was a French zoologist who established the sciences of comparative anatomy and paleontology. Although denying evolution, he was particularly successful in reconstructing complete skeletons of unknown quadrupeds, giving evidence that whole species of animals had become extinct.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cuvier is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cuvier is 2.50 au from the Sun and 1.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9614 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 BQ4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.20 km (#14,705 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.300 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.57 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0999 |
| Inclination | 2.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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