(14814) Gurij Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1981 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.
Gurij Timofeevich Petrovsky (b. 1931), director of the Vavilov State Optical Institute and president of the Rozhdestvensky International Optical Society, is a leader in the study of the physics, chemistry and technology of optical materials. He is the author of pioneering works in fiber optics and cosmic technologies.Naming citation (20010804/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gurij is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gurij is 3.04 au from the Sun and 3.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14814 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 RL2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.31 km (#6,296 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0770 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.18 |
| Orbital period | 4.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 3.33 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.248 |
| Inclination | 10.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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