(14401) Reikoyukawa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 December 1990 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Reiko Yukawa (b. 1936) is a Japanese music critic, songwriter and translator. She is well-known for her work as a jazz critic for Swing Journal and as a radio disc jockey.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Reikoyukawa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Reikoyukawa is 3.09 au from the Sun and 3.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14401 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 XV |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.64 km (#8,064 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.210 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.43 |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.189 |
| Inclination | 11.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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