(14037) Takakikasahara Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 March 1995 by Hirasawa, M., Suzuki, S. at Nyukasa.
Takaki Kasahara (b. 1963) is a Japanese engineer. He is in charge of maintaining the astronomical telescope system for public observatories, such as the 0.91-m reflector telescope at Mt. Dodaira, and is developing laser autofocus system for microscopes. He is sometimes asked by camera companies to write articles about astrophotography.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Takakikasahara is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Takakikasahara is 3.03 au from the Sun and 2.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14037 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 EZ7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.9 km (#3,764 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Rotation period | 7.12 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.28 |
| Orbital period | 4.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0721 |
| Inclination | 9.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Takaki
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Also discovered on 5 March 1995
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