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14917 Taco

asteroid
Place asteroid Q2622135

Facts

26 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +25
Follows
(14916) 1993 VV7[4]
Followed by
(14918) 1994 BP4[5]
Absolute magnitude
+12.6, +12.74[16][17]
Albedo
+0.2[36]
Apoapsis
+3.434, +3.429808410159566[27][28]
Argument of periapsis
+58.18353, +58.1802421359837[31][32]
Diameter
+9.408[35]
Discoverer or inventor
Spacewatch[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[37]
Longitude of ascending node
+324.28311, +324.1637276275156[23][24]
Mean anomaly
+99.91763, +316.3378861596634[33][34]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Kenneth Cockrell[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.21 (0.21–0.21, n=3)[13][14][15]
Orbital inclination
+12.36818, +12.37084823227828[18][19]
Orbital period
+4.78, +1749.712542928891[20][21]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.2418784, +2.253599767280173[29][30]
Provisional designation
1987 QN1, 1994 AD11, 1999 AL34[8][9][10]
Rotation period
+9.7078[22]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.8380900, +2.841704088719869[25][26]
Significant event
naming[12]
Site of astronomical discovery
Kitt Peak National Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
January 8, 1994[11]
Time of periapsis
+2461212.7115228814[38]
🏷️ Also known as
en 14917 Taco en Taco de (14917) Taco fa سیارک 14917 fa سیارک ۱۴۹۱۷ ja 14917 タコ ja タコ ru 1987 QN1 ru (14917) 1994 AD11 ru 1994 AD11 ru 1999 AL34 ru Taco sv 1994 AD11 uk 14917 Taco uk 14917 Тако zh 小行星14917
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03yg_q5
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20014917
Minor Planet Center body ID
14917

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 1
Spacewatch
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
(14918) 1994 BP4
Followed by (predecessor) 1
(14918) 1994 BP4
Follows 1
(14916) 1993 VV7
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Named after 1
Kenneth Cockrell
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
(14916) 1993 VV7
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Kitt Peak National Observatory
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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2418784'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.253599767280173'}
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.78'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1749.712542928891'}
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ce', 'en', 'eo', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'kaa', 'pl', 'pt', 'ro', 'sv', 'tt',
    Rotation period → {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+9.7078'}
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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