(14819) Nikolaylaverov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 October 1982 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Nikolay Pavlovich Laverov (b. 1930), vice-president of the Russian Academy of Sciences, is an outstanding scientist, author of classical works in uranium geology and geochemistry, radiogeoecology, new energy sources and environmental protection.Naming citation (20081212/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nikolaylaverov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nikolaylaverov is 2.01 au from the Sun and 1.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14819 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 UC11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.49 km (#13,992 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.209 |
| Rotation period | 103 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.77 |
| Orbital period | 4.00 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.52 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.210 |
| Inclination | 3.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.993 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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