(14466) Hodge Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 July 1993 by M. Hammergren at Manastash Ridge.
Paul W. Hodge (b. 1934) is a professor of astronomy at the University of Washington and, since 1984, editor of the Astronomical Journal. He has made seminal contributions to the study of star-forming regions in galaxies, the extragalactic distance scale and terrestrial impact craters. The citation was prepared by T. Smith.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hodge is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hodge is 2.17 au from the Sun and 2.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14466 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 OY2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.35 km (#11,944 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.147 |
| Rotation period | 10.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.75 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.203 |
| Inclination | 17.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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