(14617) Lasvergnas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 October 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Olivier Las Vergnas (b. 1954) is a former member of the Association Astronomique de Paris en Sorbonne, founder of the astronomy section of the Association Nationale Sciences Techniques Jeunesse and currently president of the Association Française d´Astronomie.Naming citation (20000726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lasvergnas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lasvergnas is 2.43 au from the Sun and 1.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14617 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 UA4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.68 km (#8,025 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.301 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.0 |
| Orbital period | 4.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 12.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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