(14794) Konetskiy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Victor Victorovich Konetskiy (1929-2002) was a Russian writer who also became the captain of an ocean-going ship in the Arctic Ocean. He was the author of more than 50 well-known novels, stories and film scripts.Naming citation (20070106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Konetskiy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Konetskiy is 3.37 au from the Sun and 4.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14794 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 SD5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.41 |
| Orbital period | 5.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.117 |
| Inclination | 9.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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