(14885) Paskoff Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 September 1991 by E. W. Elst at Haute Provence.
Marie-Claude Paskoff is chief editor of the astronomical journal L´Astronomie, founded by Flammarion in 1882.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Paskoff is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paskoff is 3.10 au from the Sun and 3.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14885 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 RF2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.0 km (#5,095 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.255 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.33 |
| Orbital period | 5.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0729 |
| Inclination | 10.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.91 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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