(14267) Zook Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 January 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Herbert A. (“Herb”) Zook (1932-2001) was a planetary scientist who advanced the understanding of the interplanetary dust complex by his studies at the NASA Johnson Space Center of meteoroid orbital evolution, collisions, resonant orbit interactions, radiation pressure and electromagnetic effects.Naming citation (20030318/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zook is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zook is 2.55 au from the Sun and 3.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14267 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AJ153 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.64 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.76 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.246 |
| Inclination | 3.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.763 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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