(14825) Fieber-Beyer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 September 1985 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.

Sherry K. Fieber-Beyer (b. 1975) is a post-doctoral researcher and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the Department of Space Studies, University of North Dakota. She specializes in the spectroscopic study of minor planets and the source regions of meteorites.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Fieber-Beyer is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fieber-Beyer is 2.78 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number14825
Provisional designation1985 RQ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.1
Orbital period4.00 years
Semi-major axis2.52 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.77 – 3.28 au
Eccentricity0.300
Inclination6.42°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.763 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Sherry

Also discovered on 14 September 1985

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