(14312) Polytech Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 October 1976 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.
Saint Petersburg State Technical University (former Polytechnical Institute), founded in 1899, is one of the largest universities laying the foundation of higher polytechnic education in Russia.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Polytech is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Polytech is 1.95 au from the Sun and 1.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14312 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 UN2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.76 km (#15,738 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.309 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.79 |
| Orbital period | 3.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.136 |
| Inclination | 1.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.838 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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