(14382) Woszczyk Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1990 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Andrzej Woszczyk (b. 1935) is professor of astrophysics and chair of astronomy and astrophysics of the Torun Center for Astronomy at the Nicolaus Copernicus University.Naming citation (20050125/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Woszczyk is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Woszczyk is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14382 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 ES6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.83 km (#9,172 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.432 |
| Rotation period | 6.58 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.42 |
| Orbital period | 4.94 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0570 |
| Inclination | 1.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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