(14291) Savereide Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 March 1971 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Named for Paul (b. 1960) and Barbara Savereide (b. 1964) and their two children, Erik (b. 1996) and Laura (b. 1998). Barb is the sister of D. W. E. Green, who made the identifications for this minor planet.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #7, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Savereide is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Savereide is 2.54 au from the Sun and 2.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14291 |
| Provisional designation | 1104 T-1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.61 km (#8,104 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.102 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.14 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 11.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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