(14190) Soldan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 December 1998 by Tichy, M., Moravec, Z. at Klet.
Jan Soldán (b. 1957) is a Czech astronomer, designer and developer of control software and programs for space and ground-based experiments, including CCD cameras, robotic telescopes and real-time image processing. Since 1996 he has taken part in the INTEGRAL satellite project.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Soldan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Soldan is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14190 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 XS15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.9 km (#3,747 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0560 |
| Rotation period | 21.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.24 |
| Orbital period | 5.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.29 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0869 |
| Inclination | 4.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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