(14105) Nakadai Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 October 1997 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Tatsuya Nakadai (b. 1932) is a prominent Japanese actor who has received awards from the Cannes, Venice, and Berlin film festivals. He has presided over a private school, Mumei-juku, to coach younger actors.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nakadai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nakadai is 3.03 au from the Sun and 3.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14105 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 TS17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.29 km (#5,548 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.170 |
| Rotation period | 6.67 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.08 |
| Orbital period | 5.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 9.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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