(14575) Jamesblanc Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
James Blanc mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. He teaches at the Blennerhassett Junior High, Parkersburg, West Virginia.Naming citation (20021021/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jamesblanc is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jamesblanc is 1.94 au from the Sun and 0.989 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14575 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QC92 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.86 |
| Orbital period | 3.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 2.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.943 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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