(14441) Atakanoseki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 September 1992 by Yanai, M., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Atakanoseki was a checkpoint set up in Komatsu-city, Ishikawa Prefecture, in 1187. In the 400-year-old Kabuki play Kanjincho, two historical figures (Minamotono Yoshitsune, a great warrior, and Benkei, a brave monk) went through Atakanoseki in disguise to the northeastern part of Japan.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #14, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Atakanoseki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Atakanoseki is 3.40 au from the Sun and 4.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14441 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 SJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.58 km (#6,093 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0860 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.67 |
| Orbital period | 4.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 3.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.281 |
| Inclination | 8.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.961 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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