(14424) Laval Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 1991 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Located in Quebec City, Université Laval was founded as the Séminaire de Québec in 1663 by Monseigneur François de Laval, the first bishop of New France. Granted a royal charter in 1852, it was the first institution in North America to offer higher education in French.Naming citation (20030614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Laval is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Laval is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14424 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 SR3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.9 km (#3,739 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.127 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.68 |
| Orbital period | 5.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 21.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 30 September 1991
- (6020) Miyamoto
- (7128) Misawa
- (8283) Edinburgh
- (9349) Lucas
- (10098) Jaymiematthews
- (14420) Massey
- (14888) Kanazawashi
- (18376) Quirk
- (20015) Liguori
- (46568) Stevenlee