(14621) Tati

Asteroid (14621) Tati
Properties of the orbit ( animation ) Epoch: February 16, 2017 ( JD 2,457,800.5)
Orbit type	Inner main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis	2.3501 AU
eccentricity	0.1049
Perihelion - aphelion	2.1037 AU - 2.5966 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane	7.7943 °
Length of the ascending node	164.3554 °
Argument of the periapsis	328.8412 °
Time of passage of the perihelion	August 8, 2017
Sidereal period	3.60 a
Mean orbital velocity	19.43 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter	2.895 (± 0.275) km
Albedo	0.334 (± 0.060)
Absolute brightness	14.7 mag
history
Explorer	John Broughton
Date of discovery	October 22, 1998
Another name	1998 UF ₁₈ , 1983 QA ₁
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(14621) Tati is a main inner belt asteroid discovered on October 22, 1998 by the Australian amateur astronomer John Broughton at the Reedy Creek Observatory ( IAU code 428). The observatory is located in the district of Reedy Creek the city of Gold Coast in Queensland . The asteroid had already been sighted in August and September 1983 under the provisional designation 1983 QA ₁ at the Palomar Observatory in California .

The asteroid was named on May 9, 2001 after the French screenwriter , actor and director Jacques Tati (1907–1982). Particularly highlighted in the dedication was Tatis Film Tatis Schützenfest (Jour de Fête) from 1949 .

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