(14701) Aizu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 January 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Aizu is the westernmost third of Fukushima prefecture, Japan. The Nisshin-kan school of samurai was established there during the Edo period. The University of Aizu, which has participated in space missions such as Hayabusa and Kaguya, was founded in 1993.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Aizu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aizu is 2.23 au from the Sun and 1.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14701 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AO240 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.97 km (#8,975 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.197 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.82 |
| Orbital period | 4.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.188 |
| Inclination | 13.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 7 January 2000
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