(14426) Katotsuyoshi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 October 1991 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Tsuyoshi Kato (b.1968) is one of the leading amateur astronomers in Saitama prefecture and a display designer at the science museum and the astronomical observatory. His interests include observing planets and various meteor showers.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-04-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Katotsuyoshi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Katotsuyoshi is 2.09 au from the Sun and 1.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14426 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 UO2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.8 km (#4,704 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0460 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.86 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.196 |
| Inclination | 4.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.882 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 29 October 1991
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