(14005) Ferrinmoreiras Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 September 1993 by O. A. Naranjo at Merida.
Antonia Ferrín Moreiras (1914–2009) was the first woman to earn an astronomy Ph.D. in Spain, under the supervision of Ramón María Aller in 1963. She worked at the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia and taught at the Central University of Madrid.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ferrinmoreiras is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ferrinmoreiras is 3.05 au from the Sun and 2.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14005 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 SO3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 16.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.55 |
| Orbital period | 5.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.04 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0277 |
| Inclination | 14.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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