(14990) Zermelo

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Asteroid
(14990) Zermelo
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt
Asteroid family Koronis family
Major semi-axis 2.9748  AU
eccentricity 0.0784
Perihelion - aphelion 2.7415 AU - 3.2081 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 1.5274 °
Sidereal period 5.13 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 13.8 mag
Spectral class ?-Type
history
Explorer Paul G. Comba
Date of discovery October 31, 1997
Another name 1997 UY 10
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(14990) Zermelo is a main belt asteroid discovered on October 31, 1997 by Paul G. Comba at the Prescott Observatory .

The asteroid was named after the German mathematician Ernst Zermelo .