(14843) Tanna Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 November 1988 by Y. Oshima at Gekko.
Tanna is the name of a railroad tunnel on the Tokaido main line, Japan, that runs for 7804 meters between Atami and Kannami, The tunnel celebrates its 80th anniversary in 2014, and is named after the place where the first survey mission was based. Some parts of Kurosawa's 1954 classic Seven Samurai were filmed nearby.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tanna is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tanna is 2.44 au from the Sun and 3.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14843 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 VP3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.14 km (#16,863 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.385 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.37 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 6.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.962 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.