(14600) Gainsbourg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 September 1998 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Serge Gainsbourg (1928-1991) was a songwriter and an iconic figure in French music. His most famous song is Sous le soleil exactement.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gainsbourg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gainsbourg is 3.17 au from the Sun and 3.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14600 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SG73 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.59 |
| Orbital period | 4.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.215 |
| Inclination | 4.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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