(14501) Tetsuokojima Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 November 1995 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Tetsuo Kojima (b. 1945) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and an active member of Ota Astronomical Club.Naming citation (20060219/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tetsuokojima is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tetsuokojima is 2.52 au from the Sun and 3.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14501 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 WA8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.46 km (#16,343 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.293 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.3 |
| Orbital period | 3.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 5.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.895 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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