(14031) Rozyo Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 November 1994 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.

Rozyo Elementary School is the name of a historical school in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It was originally established in 1794 as the Komatsu School, an educational institutions for the general public.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Rozyo is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rozyo is 2.70 au from the Sun and 3.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number14031
Provisional designation1994 WF2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.37 km (#7,248 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.375
Rotation period2.90 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.7
Orbital period4.16 years
Semi-major axis2.59 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.08 – 3.10 au
Eccentricity0.198
Inclination14.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.12 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 26 November 1994

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