(14888) Kanazawashi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 1991 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Kanazawa, also known as “Little Kyoto”, is located almost at the center of Ishikawa prefecture. In the Edo era, the city prospered as a castle town of the Kaga Domain and was known as “Kaga one million koku”, the highest unit of controlling power among the feudal lords in the Edo era.Naming citation (20070601/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kanazawashi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kanazawashi is 2.53 au from the Sun and 3.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14888 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 SN1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.99 km (#15,233 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.343 |
| Rotation period | 50.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.07 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Inclination | 5.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.845 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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