(14598) Larrysmith Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 September 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Larry W. Smith (b. 1952) is a mechanical engineer, firefighter and paramedic who contributed to the fire containment during the 1989 Phillips chemical plant explosion, leading the initial rescue efforts and first recovery team into the structure.Naming citation (20030318/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Larrysmith is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Larrysmith is 2.01 au from the Sun and 1.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14598 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SU60 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.90 km (#17,144 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.338 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.93 |
| Orbital period | 3.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0673 |
| Inclination | 3.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.994 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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