(13957) NARIT Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 January 1991 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring.
The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT) was established in 2004 to commemorate the life and work of King Mongkut the “Father of Thai Science”. NARIT operates a 2.4-m telescope and five regional telescopes in Thailand, and robotic telescopes in Chile, Australia and China.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-12-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where NARIT is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: NARIT is 2.00 au from the Sun and 1.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13957 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 AG2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.49 km (#6,152 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0810 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.27 |
| Orbital period | 4.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 3.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.299 |
| Inclination | 14.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.960 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.