(14328) Granvik Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 November 1980 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Mikael Granvik (b. 1977) is a researcher at the University of Helsinki and Senior research scientist, Finnish Geodetic Institute. He has pioneered statistical methods for asteroid identification based on sparse astrometric data and devised a novel near-Earth-object population model.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Granvik is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Granvik is 2.20 au from the Sun and 1.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14328 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 VH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.27 km (#6,329 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.113 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.69 |
| Orbital period | 4.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 3.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.246 |
| Inclination | 7.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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