(14338) Shibakoukan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 November 1982 by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K. at Kiso.
Shiba Koukan (1747-1818) was a western-style painter in the late Edo period.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shibakoukan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shibakoukan is 2.80 au from the Sun and 2.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14338 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 VP3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.74 km (#5,965 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.253 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.76 |
| Orbital period | 5.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.77 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0584 |
| Inclination | 13.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.76 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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