(14467) Vranckx Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 July 1993 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Rudy Vranckx (b. 1959), a historian, has been a conflict journalist in the news department of the Flemish public service broadcaster VRT for more than 25 years. In a career, which included time spent in the Centre for Peace Studies at KU Leuven, he has reported on many conflicts all over the world.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vranckx is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vranckx is 2.42 au from the Sun and 1.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14467 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 OP3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.41 km (#14,202 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.381 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.38 |
| Orbital period | 4.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 4.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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