(159814) Saguaro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 September 2003 by KLENOT at Klet.
The Saguaro National Park located in a desert landscape to the east and west of Tucson protects the majestic giant saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) as well as other cacti. The giant saguaro is the supreme symbol of the American Southwest.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-05-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Saguaro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Saguaro is 3.22 au from the Sun and 3.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 159814 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 SS217 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.41 km (#14,210 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0960 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.7 |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.232 |
| Inclination | 10.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.997 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.