(14065) Flegel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 March 1996 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Mike Flegel (b. 1955), an amateur astronomer and life member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, London Centre, edited the London Centre's newsletter in the late 1970s. Since 1998, he has worked as a networking consultant.Naming citation (20030614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Flegel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Flegel is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14065 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 EY5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.49 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.160 |
| Inclination | 2.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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