(14032) Mego Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 December 1994 by M. Koishikawa at Ayashi.
Princess Mego (1568-1653) was the wife of Datemasamune, a feudal lord in the Sendai area. After marriage she took the name Yotuko-in. Her birthplace in Miharu, Fukushima prefecture, is famous for a very old cherry tree, Takisakura. A seedling planted near the Sendai Observatory is known as the “Princess Mego Cherry Tree”.Naming citation (20070730/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mego is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mego is 2.23 au from the Sun and 1.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14032 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 XP |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.54 km (#11,555 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.201 |
| Rotation period | 40.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.52 |
| Orbital period | 4.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.211 |
| Inclination | 7.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.