(14597) Waynerichie Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 September 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
R. Wayne Richie (b. 1942) is a NASA engineer who has worked with both human and robotic space exploration. As Discovery program acquisition manager, he helped shape the technical, cost and risk assessment procedures in the selection process for the Discovery planetary exploration program.Naming citation (20030318/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Waynerichie is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Waynerichie is 2.62 au from the Sun and 2.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14597 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SV57 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.41 km (#16,440 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.334 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.22 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.179 |
| Inclination | 2.46° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.926 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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