(14909) Kamchatka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 August 1993 by E. W. Elst at Caussols.
The Kamchatka peninsula, between the Pacific Ocean and the sea of Okhotsk, was investigated by S. P. Krasheninnikov during 1735–1741. A belt of 160 volcanoes, of which about 30 are active, stretches along its shore. Very sparsely populated, the region is one of the few remaining pristine wilderness areas in the world.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #9, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kamchatka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kamchatka is 2.20 au from the Sun and 1.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14909 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 PY3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.39 km (#9,898 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.336 |
| Rotation period | 15.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.57 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 13.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.