(711599) Kane Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 June 2014 by EURONEAR at Roque de los Muchachos.
Stephen R. Kane (b. 1973) is an Australian-American professor of planetary astrophysics at the University of California, Riverside. His research covers exoplanet detection, characterization and the study of planetary habitability, advancing our understanding of worlds within and beyond our solar system.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #1, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Kane is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kane is 2.44 au from the Sun and 1.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 711599 |
| Provisional designation | 2014 PV19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.72 |
| Orbital period | 4.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 9.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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