(13014) Hasslacher Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 November 1987 by R. P. Binzel at Anderson Mesa.
Marian Brasseau Hasslacher (1901-1997) and Charles Alfred (Carl) Hasslacher (1897-1973), maternal grandparents of the discoverer, encouraged and enabled his career as an astronomer.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hasslacher is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hasslacher is 2.77 au from the Sun and 1.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13014 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 WJ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.6 km (#3,523 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0470 |
| Rotation period | 7.62 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.47 |
| Orbital period | 5.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.77 – 3.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.124 |
| Inclination | 7.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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