(14100) Weierstrass Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 September 1997 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
Karl Weierstrass (1815-1897) was a very influential professor of mathematics at the University of Berlin. His work was characterized by great rigor. His major contributions are the concept of analytic continuation and the foundation of the theory of complex functions on the power series.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Weierstrass is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Weierstrass is 3.29 au from the Sun and 3.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14100 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 RQ5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.66 km (#5,305 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0830 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.71 |
| Orbital period | 5.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0930 |
| Inclination | 0.583° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.83 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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