(214474) Long Island Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 October 2005 by CSS at Catalina.
Named for the 190-km-long, fish-shaped island that extends east from New York City. The island is composed of multiple terminal moraines deposited during the most recent glacial period.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #3, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Long Island is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Long Island is 3.17 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 214474 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 TB14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.73 |
| Orbital period | 5.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 6.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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