(14542) Karitskaya Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 1997 by R. A. Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott.
Eugenia Alexeevna Karitskaya (b. 1947) is an astronomer at the Sternberg Astronomical Institute in Moscow and a specialist in the study of x-ray variable stars. Among many accomplishments, she contributed to the compilation of the General Catalogue of Variable Stars.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Karitskaya is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Karitskaya is 2.82 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14542 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 SW9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.04 km (#8,861 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.192 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.04 |
| Orbital period | 5.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 10.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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