(14674) INAOE Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 October 1999 by CSS at Catalina.

The Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica, Optica y Electronica (INAOE) is located in Tonantzitla, Puebla, Mexico, is a prominent Mexican center for research and graduate education in astronomy and astrophysics. It operates several observatories.Naming citation (20110218/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where INAOE is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsINAOEINAOE

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: INAOE is 2.74 au from the Sun and 2.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number14674
Provisional designation1999 UD5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.54
Orbital period4.01 years
Semi-major axis2.52 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.25 – 2.79 au
Eccentricity0.107
Inclination3.02°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.27 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 29 October 1999

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