(14094) Garneau Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 July 1997 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Marc Garneau (b. 1949) was the first Canadian in space and was appointed president of the Canadian Space Agency in 2001. He flew on space shuttle missions STS-41G, STS-77 and STS-97.Naming citation (20030614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Garneau is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Garneau is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14094 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 OJ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.88 km (#13,023 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.203 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.65 |
| Orbital period | 4.97 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0522 |
| Inclination | 3.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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