(14060) Patersonewen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 January 1996 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Paterson Ewen (1925-2002) was an artist who studied geology before beginning a career as a teacher at a high school in London, Ontario, and then at the University of Western Ontario. Celestial objects were among his many themes.Naming citation (20030614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Patersonewen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Patersonewen is 2.24 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14060 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 BM5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.02 km (#12,698 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.275 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.22 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0599 |
| Inclination | 3.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.