(14850) Nagashimacho Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 August 1989 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Nagashimacho, a town located in the northwestern part of Kagoshima Prefecture, has been settled for a long time, and has more than 200 ancient tombs. It is a beautiful town with an indented coastline and flowers in full bloom throughout the year.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-10-08), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nagashimacho is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nagashimacho is 2.44 au from the Sun and 3.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14850 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 QH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.40 km (#14,236 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.184 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.27 |
| Orbital period | 3.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.151 |
| Inclination | 2.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.835 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.