(14632) Flensburg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 November 1998 by N. Ehring at Bornheim.
Situated at the end of the beautiful firth, Flensburg is the most northern city in Germany. It is a bilingual town at the Danish border and hometown of the discoverer, who lived there for more than 20 years.Naming citation (20001013/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Flensburg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Flensburg is 3.22 au from the Sun and 4.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14632 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 VY33 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.83 km (#7,845 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.104 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.52 |
| Orbital period | 4.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.221 |
| Inclination | 1.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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