(14316) Higashichichibu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 March 1977 by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K. at Kiso.
Higashichichibu, a village of 4000 at the eastern edge of the Chichibu mountain range in Saitama prefecture, is famous for lumber production. The Dodaira station was located nearby. The citation was prepared by Y. Kozai.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Higashichichibu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Higashichichibu is 3.26 au from the Sun and 2.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14316 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 ES7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.6 km (#2,556 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0640 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.64 |
| Orbital period | 5.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.92 – 3.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0875 |
| Inclination | 15.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.94 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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