(14019) Pourbus Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 August 1994 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Pieter Pourbus (1523-1584) was a Dutch-Flemish Renaissance painter, sculptor and cartographer. Known primarily for his religious and portrait painting, he was also a surveyor and engineer. Name suggested by C. Leterme.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pourbus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pourbus is 2.54 au from the Sun and 2.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14019 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 PP16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.07 km (#16,963 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.286 |
| Rotation period | 4.25 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.73 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 1.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.968 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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