(14918) Gonzalezalegre Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 January 1994 by O. A. Naranjo at Merida.
José González Alegre y Álvarez (1830–1918) was a Spanish lawyer from Oviedo, Asturias, and a prominent member of the local intelligentsia who participated in the observations of the total solar eclipse of July 18, 1860. His involvement highlights the role of educated non-professionals in the popularization and documentation of 19th-century Spanish astronomy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #2, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gonzalezalegre is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gonzalezalegre is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14918 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 BP4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.63 km (#6,035 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.190 |
| Rotation period | 7.55 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.15 |
| Orbital period | 5.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.51 – 3.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 10.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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