(14339) Knorre Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 April 1983 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Ernest Khristov Knorre (1759-1810) was the first astronomer at Tartu University. His son Karl Khristov Knorre (1801-1883) was the first director of the naval Nikolaev Observatory. Victor Karlovich Knorre (1840-1919) worked in Nikolaev, Pulkovo and Berlin and discovered (158) Koronis and three other minor planets.Naming citation (20100330/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Knorre is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Knorre is 2.41 au from the Sun and 1.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14339 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 GU |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.79 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.46 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.176 |
| Inclination | 14.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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