14827 Hypnos

14827 Hypnos (prov. designation: 1986 JK) is a highly eccentric, sub-kilometer-sized carbonaceous asteroid that is thought to be an extinct comet. It is classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group.

The asteroid was discovered by American astronomer couple Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory in California on 5 May 1986.^[3] It was named after Hypnos, the Greek god of sleep.^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Cite error: The named reference jpldata was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference springer was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference MPC-object was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b ^c Cite error: The named reference Trilling-2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b ^c Cite error: The named reference Radar-albedo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Cite error: The named reference lcdb was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference Wisniewski-1987b was invoked but never defined (see the help page).