(14574) Payette Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 August 1998 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Julie Payette (b. 1963) has been a member of the Canadian astronaut corps since 1992 and flew on space shuttle mission STS-96. She has worked on robotics for the NASA astronaut office.Naming citation (20030614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Payette is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Payette is 2.23 au from the Sun and 1.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14574 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QR58 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.95 km (#17,079 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.463 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.28 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 5.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.965 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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