(14469) Komatsuataka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 September 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Komatsuataka is a seaside town in Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, located in central-western Japan. Komatsuataka is known as the setting of Kanjincho, one of the most popular Kabuki plays.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #14, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Komatsuataka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Komatsuataka is 1.92 au from the Sun and 1.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14469 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 RK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.02 km (#12,684 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.388 |
| Rotation period | 2.62 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.76 |
| Orbital period | 4.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.268 |
| Inclination | 12.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.888 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 12 September 1993
- (6978) Hironaka
- (6979) Shigefumi
- (7192) Cieletespace
- (8097) Yamanishi
- (9975) Takimotokoso
- (46608) Yoshinokeiji