(14698) Scottyoung Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 January 2000 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Scott Douglas Young (b. 1971), of the Manitoba Planetarium, was director of the Alice G. Wallace Planetarium in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, during 1996-1999.Naming citation (20030614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Scottyoung is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Scottyoung is 2.23 au from the Sun and 3.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14698 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AT230 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.26 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 1.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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