(14463) McCarter Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 April 1993 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
David Graham McCarter (b. 1946), an amateur astronomer in London, Ontario, is an indefatigable observer and a respected telescope maker who served as president of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, London Centre, beginning in 2000.Naming citation (20030614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where McCarter is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: McCarter is 2.04 au from the Sun and 1.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14463 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 GA1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.34 km (#16,534 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.561 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.84 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 7.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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