(14334) Lindarueger Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Linda Rueger (b. 1955) is the first Human Resources Director of the Planetary Science Institute. Her patience, accessibility and empathy for all staff, her tireless support for scientists, and her rigor in maintaining state and federal regulatory compliance have contributed much to making PSI a caring, stable workplace.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #10, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lindarueger is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lindarueger is 2.53 au from the Sun and 1.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14334 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EE38 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.48 km (#8,273 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0610 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.89 |
| Orbital period | 4.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.82 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.48 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.120 |
| Inclination | 2.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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