(14963) Toshikazu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 October 1996 by T. Okuni at Nanyo.
Toshikazu Kanno (b. 1959), a science teacher in junior high-school, has been a member of the Nanyo Astronomical Lovers Club since 1987 and actively popularizes astronomy.Naming citation (20100726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Toshikazu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Toshikazu is 3.69 au from the Sun and 4.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14963 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 TM15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.6 km (#4,244 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Rotation period | 7.11 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.73 |
| Orbital period | 5.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Inclination | 1.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.