(14739) Edgarchavez Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Edgar Chavez (b. 1957) is an engineer who services electron microprobes at research institutions (such as the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at the University of Arizona) used to analyze a variety of meteorites, terrestrial rocks and manmade materials.Naming citation (20100527/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Edgarchavez is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Edgarchavez is 3.35 au from the Sun and 4.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14739 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EF21 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.0 km (#5,074 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.110 |
| Rotation period | 5.91 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.9 |
| Orbital period | 5.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.124 |
| Inclination | 9.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Edgar
All asteroids named after someone called Edgar
Also discovered on 3 March 2000
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