(14682) Davidhirsch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 December 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
David Hirsch (b. 1973) is the Lockheed Martin Flight Software (FSW) Lead and Certified Principal Engineer (CPE) for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. He was also the FSW CPE for the MAVEN mission and the FSW Integrator for the Phoenix Mars Lander, MRO, Juno and Genesis missions.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davidhirsch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davidhirsch is 2.78 au from the Sun and 2.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14682 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XY110 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.43 km (#11,772 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.188 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.35 |
| Orbital period | 4.01 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0998 |
| Inclination | 4.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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