(14024) Procol Harum Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1994 by Sicoli, P., Ghezzi, P. at Sormano.
This British rock band, formed in the early 1960s, adopted the name Procol Harum in 1967. It is said either to have been the name of a friend's cat or to represent, although in formally incorrect Latin, “far from these things”.Naming citation (20030614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Procol Harum is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Procol Harum is 2.51 au from the Sun and 2.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14024 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 RZ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.87 km (#13,054 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0890 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.26 |
| Orbital period | 4.08 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.266 |
| Inclination | 2.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.879 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.