(14143) Hadfield Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 September 1998 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Chris Austin Hadfield (b. 1959), selected as a Canadian astronaut in 1992, flew on space shuttle missions STS-74 and STS-100.Naming citation (20030614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hadfield is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hadfield is 2.54 au from the Sun and 3.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14143 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SQ18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.73 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 5.97° |
| 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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