(14014) Munchhausen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 January 1994 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen (1720-1797), also known as the “lies baron”, was a member of a German noble lineage, first mentioned in 1183. He was an excellent narrator of anecdotes and exaggerated adventure stories, which later were captured in novels, plays and films.Naming citation (20000726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Munchhausen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Munchhausen is 2.98 au from the Sun and 3.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14014 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 AL16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.65 km (#6,026 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.149 |
| Rotation period | 6.87 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.32 |
| Orbital period | 5.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0723 |
| Inclination | 9.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.87 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Karl
- (1690) Mayrhofer
- (4463) Marschwarzschild
- (5171) Augustesen
- (6059) Diefenbach
- (6597) Kreil
- (6712) Hornstein
- (10099) Glazebrook
- (11434) Lohnert
- (13816) Stulpner
- (13977) Frisch
- (14100) Weierstrass
- (15728) Karlmay
All asteroids named after someone called Karl