(14806) Karner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
James Karner (b. 1969) is an American planetary scientist at the University of Utah. He is the leader of the Antarctic Search for Meteorites, the collection arm of the U.S. Antarctic Meteorite Program. He leads expeditions to blue-ice fields in Antarctica to collect meteorites that are then made available to the scientific community.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #14, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Karner is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Karner is 3.19 au from the Sun and 4.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14806 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EV25 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.12 km (#12,462 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.378 |
| Rotation period | 3.37 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.08 |
| Orbital period | 4.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 8.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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