(14595) Peaker Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 September 1998 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Brian Ronald Peaker (b. 1959) is a competitive rower from London, Ontario, who represented Canada with distinction at numerous international events. Peaker and his crew mates won a silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and a gold medal at the 1993 World Championships in the Czech Republic.Naming citation (20030614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Peaker is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Peaker is 2.96 au from the Sun and 2.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14595 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SW32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.92 |
| Orbital period | 4.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.233 |
| Inclination | 4.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.988 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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