(14330) Tomlehrer Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Thomas Andrew Lehrer (1928–2025) was an American musician, singer-songwriter, satirist, and mathematician who taught for 29 years at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Generations of scientists have been inspired by his musical works, including “Lobachevsky”, “Wernher von Braun”, and especially “The Elements”.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #15, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tomlehrer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tomlehrer is 3.59 au from the Sun and 4.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14330 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EG21 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.76 |
| Orbital period | 6.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.17 – 3.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0670 |
| Inclination | 6.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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