(14988) Tryggvason Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 October 1997 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Bjarni Tryggvason (b. 1945), born in Iceland and raised in Canada, flew on space shuttle mission STS-85. His expertise relates to stable microgravity platforms.Naming citation (20030614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tryggvason is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tryggvason is 3.99 au from the Sun and 4.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14988 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 UA7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.7 km (#3,495 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0500 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.6 |
| Orbital period | 5.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 4.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.344 |
| Inclination | 8.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.979 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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