(454329) Ericpiquette Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 June 2010 by WISE at WISE.
Eric Piquette (b. 1971) is a material scientist at Teledyne Imaging Sensors who has played a critical role in the development of high performance HgCdTe infrared detectors that have enabled a generation of scientific facilities, including the Hubble Space Telescope, WISE, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and New Horizons.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-03-31), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ericpiquette is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ericpiquette is 3.28 au from the Sun and 3.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 454329 |
| Provisional designation | 2014 KL59 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.44 |
| Orbital period | 4.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 3.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.212 |
| Inclination | 10.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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