(14028) Nakamurahiroshi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 October 1994 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Hiroshi Nakamura (b. 1955) is a well-known amateur astronomer in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. He built an astronomical observatory in his garden in 1984. His main interests are observing comets and solar eclipses.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nakamurahiroshi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nakamurahiroshi is 2.32 au from the Sun and 2.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14028 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 TZ14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.20 km (#12,276 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.230 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
| Orbital period | 4.08 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.207 |
| Inclination | 5.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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