(1514) Ricouxa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 August 1906 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Ricouxa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ricouxa is 2.09 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1514 |
| Provisional designation | A906 QG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.78 km (#6,788 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.228 |
| Rotation period | 10.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.73 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.201 |
| Inclination | 4.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.778 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 22 August 1906
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- (328) Gudrun
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- (332) Siri
- (333) Badenia
- (334) Chicago
- (339) Dorothea
- (340) Eduarda
- (341) California
- (342) Endymion
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