(142014) Neirinck Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 August 2002 by NEAT at Palomar.
French-born Pierre Neirinck (b. 1926) headed the Satellite Orbits Group at Appleton Laboratory in the U.K. during the 1970s. Now retired, he still coordinates the international amateur satellite observations. The name was suggested by M. Langbroek.Naming citation (20081113/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Neirinck is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Neirinck is 2.51 au from the Sun and 2.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 142014 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 PA168 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.07 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.34 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0359 |
| Inclination | 3.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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