(14315) Ogawamachi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 March 1977 by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K. at Kiso.
Ogawamachi is a town of 32~000 at the eastern edge of Chichibu mountain range in Saitama prefecture and is famous for washi (Japanese paper) production. The Dodaira station adjoined the town. The citation was prepared by Y. Kozai.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ogawamachi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ogawamachi is 3.45 au from the Sun and 3.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14315 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 EL5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.0 km (#3,147 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0660 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.91 |
| Orbital period | 5.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 21.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.91 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (5454) Kojiki
- (6218) Mizushima
- (10009) Hirosetanso
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- (14316) Higashichichibu
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