(14504) Tsujimura Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 December 1995 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Tamiyuki Tsujimura (1928-1998) was a technical staff member at the observatory of Kyoto University. He devoted himself to the development of the equipment at Ikoma and Ouda Stations.Naming citation (20031110/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tsujimura is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tsujimura is 2.41 au from the Sun and 2.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14504 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 YL3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.96 km (#15,303 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.242 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.16 |
| Orbital period | 3.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.139 |
| Inclination | 5.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.