(14365) Jeanpaul Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 September 1988 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Jean Paul (Friedrich Richter, 1763-1825) was a German writer and poet. His novels and stories are in an ebullient baroque style, but with philosophical humor, juxtaposing idealism and reality. He lived a short time in Weimar and related his impressions there in his chief work, Titan.Naming citation (20000726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jeanpaul is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jeanpaul is 2.26 au from the Sun and 3.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14365 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 RZ2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.22 km (#14,666 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.428 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.43 |
| Orbital period | 4.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.236 |
| Inclination | 4.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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