(14003) Waynegilmore Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 July 1993 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Wayne Gilmore (b. 1972) is the Executive Director of Boston University’s Research Computing Services group. He was instrumental in supporting the design and launch of the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center, a key asset for supporting academic research by colleges and universities.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #2, 19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Waynegilmore is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Waynegilmore is 2.47 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14003 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 OO4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.60 km (#16,070 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.287 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.31 |
| Orbital period | 4.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.43 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0650 |
| Inclination | 3.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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