(14146) Hughmaclean Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 September 1998 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Hugh Noel Alexander Maclean (b. 1915) is an amateur astronomer in St. Catharines, Ontario, who helped found the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Niagara Centre, in 1960, and was president of the Niagara Centre during 1966-1968 and 1978-1979. He was employed as a shipping foreman.Naming citation (20030614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hughmaclean is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hughmaclean is 2.22 au from the Sun and 1.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14146 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SP42 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.77 km (#15,713 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.277 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.84 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.121 |
| Inclination | 2.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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