(14004) Chikama Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Taketo Chikama (b. 1961) is a founding member of the Fukuoka Astronomical Society. His greatest pleasure as an amateur astronomer is taking photographs of many kinds of heavenly bodies. His greatest interest is his search for supernovae.Naming citation (20100726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chikama is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chikama is 2.11 au from the Sun and 2.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14004 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 SK2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.82 km (#6,762 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0660 |
| Rotation period | 3.26 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.245 |
| Inclination | 14.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.986 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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