(43414) Sfair Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 November 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Rafael Sfair (b. 1984) is a Professor at Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho, Brazil. He has experience in numerical simulation and image analysis for Dynamical Astronomy, focusing on ring interaction and stability with different dissipative forces.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 24), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sfair is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sfair is 2.29 au from the Sun and 2.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 43414 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 WS168 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.51 |
| Orbital period | 3.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.166 |
| Inclination | 4.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.892 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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