(14821) Motaeno Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 November 1982 by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K. at Kiso.
Motaeno-Minato was the old name of Tamashima Port, Okayama prefecture, in the Edo Period. Tamashima is the home town of the first discoverer.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Motaeno is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Motaeno is 2.54 au from the Sun and 2.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14821 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 VG4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.19 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.113 |
| Inclination | 3.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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