(2314) Field Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 November 1977 by Harvard Observatory at Harvard.
Where Field is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Field is 2.21 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2314 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 VD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.77 km (#13,291 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.452 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.9 |
| Orbital period | 3.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 2.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0246 |
| Inclination | 5.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.