(14329) Michellethompson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Michelle Thompson (b. 1988) is a Canadian planetary scientist at Purdue University. Her research centers on the interaction of airless bodies with the space environment, including solar wind and micrometeorite impacts. Michelle’s pioneering work on samples from asteroid (101955) Bennu grew from foundational studies of lunar space weathering.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #14, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michellethompson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michellethompson is 2.67 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14329 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EY10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.27 km (#14,556 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.239 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.68 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.108 |
| Inclination | 3.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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