(14619) Plotkin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 October 1998 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Howard Plotkin (b. 1941) is a historian of science who joined the faculty at the University of Western Ontario and focused on astronomy.Naming citation (20030614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Plotkin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Plotkin is 2.08 au from the Sun and 2.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14619 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 UF9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.75 km (#17,249 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.398 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.02 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0812 |
| Inclination | 4.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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