(14436) Morishita Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 March 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
After Yoko Morishita (b. 1947) retired from the medical field in 2007, she decided to nurture her interest in astronomy. She is an enthusiastic supporter of activities at the Astronomical Society of Shikoku, making many contributions there to furthering the spread of astronomical awareness.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-04-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Morishita is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Morishita is 2.91 au from the Sun and 2.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14436 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 FC2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.66 km (#9,479 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.152 |
| Rotation period | 973 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.26 |
| Orbital period | 4.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.223 |
| Inclination | 1.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.998 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 23 March 1992
- (5692) Shirao
- (6274) Taizaburo
- (6330) Koen
- (6565) Reiji
- (6656) Yokota
- (6734) Benzenberg
- (6832) Kawabata
- (7293) Kazuyuki
- (7342) Uchinoura
- (7773) Kyokuchiken
- (9362) Miyajima
- (17501) Tetsuro
More named asteroids discovered by Endate, K., Watanabe, K.
- (4042) Okhotsk
- (4126) Mashu
- (4460) Bihoro
- (4491) Otaru
- (4497) Taguchi
- (4508) Takatsuki
- (4547) Massachusetts
- (4585) Ainonai
- (4607) Seilandfarm
- (4641) Ayako
- (4712) Iwaizumi
- (4773) Hayakawa
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