(19314) Nakamuratetsu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 November 1996 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Tetsu Nakamura (1946-2019) was a Japanese medical doctor who worked for the Afghan people and who was gunned down on his way to his project site in Afghanistan. He started providing medical services for leprosy patients in 1984, and later for Afghan refugees in Peshawar, Pakistan.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-08-07), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nakamuratetsu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nakamuratetsu is 2.30 au from the Sun and 2.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19314 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 VT8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 25.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.84 |
| Orbital period | 4.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.191 |
| Inclination | 13.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 7 November 1996
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- (8577) Choseikomori
- (8728) Mimatsu
- (10608) Mameta
- (10884) Tsuboimasaki
- (10885) Horimasato
- (12012) Kitahiroshima
- (12013) Sibatahosimi
- (19315) Aizunisshinkan
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