(14238) d'Artagnan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 December 1999 by C. W. Juels at Fountain Hills.
D´Artagnan is the main character of Alexandre Dumas's novel The Three Musketeers. He is a swashbuckling swordsman who joins the three musketeers in many adventures and ultimately earns a commission as a King's Musketeer through his skill, loyalty and devotion. The name was suggested by J. Greer.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where d'Artagnan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: d'Artagnan is 3.13 au from the Sun and 2.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14238 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 YX13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 9.67 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.16 |
| Orbital period | 4.08 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.242 |
| Inclination | 5.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.938 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Alexandre
All asteroids named after someone called Alexandre
Also discovered on 31 December 1999
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