(14966) Jurijvega Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 July 1997 by H. Mikuz at Crni Vrh.
Jurij Vega (1754-1802), Slovenian mathematician and military engineer, is known for his logarithmic and trigonometric tables, which were used worldwide until the start of computer era. This naming is on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Jurij Vega Grammar School in Idrija, which was attended by the discoverer.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jurijvega is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jurijvega is 2.67 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14966 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 OU2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.35 km (#16,521 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.352 |
| Rotation period | 30.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.16 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.210 |
| Inclination | 8.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.801 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 30 July 1997
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