(14492) Bistar Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1994 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Bistar is the name of the astronomical observatory at Hanadate Nature Park in Hitachiomiya city, Ibaraki prefecture. Volunteers conduct stargazing parties at the observatory. In addition, the Mt. Hanadate Star Festival has been held there each summer since 1991.Naming citation (20100330/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bistar is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bistar is 2.18 au from the Sun and 1.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14492 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 VM6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.2 km (#4,461 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.93 |
| Orbital period | 4.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 3.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.245 |
| Inclination | 7.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 4 November 1994
- (6931) Kenzaburo
- (7666) Keyaki
- (9082) Leonardmartin
- (10155) Numaguti
- (13140) Shinchukai
- (14491) Hitachiomiya
- (14925) Naoko
- (14926) Hoshide
- (15351) Yamaguchimamoru
- (22397) Minobe
- (32911) Cervara