(14872) Hoher List Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 October 1990 by E. W. Elst at Hoher List.
The Observatory of Hoher List, in the Ardennes near Daun (Eifel), was established in 1957 by the University of Bonn since light pollution had precluded astronomical observations at the Alte Sternwarte on Poppelsdorfer Allee.Naming citation (20020526/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hoher List is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hoher List is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14872 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 UR |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.68 km (#11,270 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.243 |
| Rotation period | 6.15 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.45 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.210 |
| Inclination | 1.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.910 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 23 October 1990
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- (3631) Sigyn
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- (3910) Liszt
- (3912) Troja
- (3918) Brel
- (4038) Kristina
- (4226) Damiaan
- (4342) Freud
- (4344) Buxtehude
- (4345) Rachmaninoff
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