(1414) Jerome Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 February 1937 by L. Boyer at Algiers.

Where Jerome is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jerome is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1414
Provisional designation1937 CE
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter15.1 km (#3,119 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0540
Spectral typeCh
Absolute magnitude (H)13.09
Orbital period4.65 years
Semi-major axis2.79 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.35 – 3.23 au
Eccentricity0.158
Inclination8.85°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.36 au

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

Also discovered on 12 February 1937

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