(27714) Dochu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 January 1989 by Iwamoto, M., Furuta, T. at Tokushima.
Dochu in Awa is the soil column which was formed when a steep cliff eroded due to the wind and rain. This is a globally rare natural feature, unique in Japan, and was designated as a national monument of Japan.Naming citation (20120207/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dochu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dochu is 2.09 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27714 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 BR |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.03 km (#15,129 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.482 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.54 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0927 |
| Inclination | 4.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 29 January 1989
- (4835) Asaeus
- (5399) Awa
- (5514) Karelraska
- (5958) Barrande
- (6301) Bohumilruprecht
- (6855) Armellini
- (14846) Lampedusa