(14535) Kazuyukihanda Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 September 1997 by H. Abe at Yatsuka.
Kazuyuki Handa (b. 1926) is a member of the Sakurae Tenmon Doukoukai who popularizes astronomy in Shimane prefecture. He established Chiisana Shizenkan (The Small Nature Museum) at Sakurae, where he spreads his message of learning through nature.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #14, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kazuyukihanda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kazuyukihanda is 3.34 au from the Sun and 2.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14535 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 RF |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.9 km (#2,507 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0350 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.5 |
| Orbital period | 5.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.203 |
| Inclination | 23.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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