(14515) Koichisato Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 April 1996 by T. Okuni at Nanyo.
Koichi Sato (b. 1960) is a local government employee and amateur astronomer, active in the Nanyo Astronomy Enthusiasts Club since 1984.Naming citation (20090409/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Koichisato is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Koichisato is 2.25 au from the Sun and 1.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14515 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 HL1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.78 km (#7,908 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.292 |
| Rotation period | 4.26 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.13 |
| Orbital period | 4.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.126 |
| Inclination | 7.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 21 April 1996
- (8113) Matsue
- (10375) Michiokuga
- (13176) Kobedaitenken
- (13643) Takushi
- (14068) Hauserova
- (17629) Koichisuzuki
- (58440) Zdenekstuchlik