(14468) Ottostern Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 July 1993 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Otto Stern (1888-1969), a German Jewish experimental physicist, contributed with German physicist Walther Gerlach (1889-1979) to the discovery of spin quantization. Stern was awarded the 1943 Nobel Prize in Physics.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ottostern is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ottostern is 2.22 au from the Sun and 3.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14468 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 OS12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.74 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 3.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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