(14445) Koichi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 October 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Koichi Nishimura (b. 1943) is the chairman of the telescope manufacturing company that bears his name. Nishimura began manufacturing reflecting telescopes in 1926. Since then, their telescopes,have been installed in science museums and astronomical observatories throughout Japan.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Koichi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Koichi is 3.65 au from the Sun and 4.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14445 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 UZ3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.69 km (#5,284 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.108 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.61 |
| Orbital period | 5.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.34 – 3.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.220 |
| Inclination | 2.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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