(14541) Sacrobosco Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 September 1997 by M. Tichý J. Tichá at Klet.
Johannes de Sacrobosco (c. 1200–c. 1256) was an English astronomer at the University of Paris, and author of the Latin treatise Tractatus de sphaera mundi (1220–1230). It was the most popular medieval textbook on the elements of astronomy and geocentric cosmology, based heavily on Ptolemy's Almagest, and was used until the 17th century.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sacrobosco is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sacrobosco is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14541 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 SF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.43 km (#7,183 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0970 |
| Rotation period | 7.70 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.22 |
| Orbital period | 5.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Inclination | 6.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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