(14834) Isaev Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 September 1987 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Aleksej Mikhajlovich Isaev (1908-1971), the general designer and a laureate of many awards, was involved in the construction of liquid-propellant engines for many spacecraft, space apparatus and orbital stations.Naming citation (20080321/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Isaev is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Isaev is 2.66 au from the Sun and 3.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14834 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 SR17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.16 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.75 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.235 |
| Inclination | 4.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.743 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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