(14967) Madrid Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 6 August 1997 by Lopez, A., Pacheco, R. at Costitx.

Madrid, capital city of Spain, is the birthplace and hometown of the second discoverer.Naming citation (20001013/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Madrid is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsMadridMadrid

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Madrid is 2.21 au from the Sun and 1.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number14967
Provisional designation1997 PF4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.65
Orbital period4.10 years
Semi-major axis2.56 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.19 – 2.93 au
Eccentricity0.143
Inclination6.03°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.20 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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