(14313) Dodaira Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 October 1976 by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K. at Kiso.
Dodaira station was dedicated in 1962 with a 0.91-m reflector and 0.50-m Schmidt telescope as a branch station of the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory in Saitama prefecture, and its operation was terminated in Mar. 2000. It was located where the borders of Tokigawa, Ogawamachi and Higashichichibu meet.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dodaira is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dodaira is 3.06 au from the Sun and 3.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14313 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 UZ7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.04 km (#6,540 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.157 |
| Rotation period | 60.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.38 |
| Orbital period | 5.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.33 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 10.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 22 October 1976
- (2271) Kiso
- (2337) Boubin
- (2340) Hathor
- (2470) Agematsu
- (2989) Imago
- (5541) Seimei
- (6846) Kansazan
- (10006) Sessai
- (11442) Seijin-Sanso
- (16357) Risanpei
- (18289) Yokoyamakoichi