(14486) Tuscia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 October 1994 by Tesi, L., Cattani, G. at San Marcello.
Tuscia is the ancient name given to Tuscany, the central Italian region once inhabited by the Etruscans, and located between the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Arno and Tiber rivers.Naming citation (20001013/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tuscia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tuscia is 2.46 au from the Sun and 2.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14486 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 TE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.03 km (#17,012 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.392 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.49 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0703 |
| Inclination | 3.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.