(14981) Uenoiwakura Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 October 1997 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Iwakura High School was established in 1897 as a private railroad high school in Ueno.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-06-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Uenoiwakura is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Uenoiwakura is 2.74 au from the Sun and 1.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14981 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 TY17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.33 km (#10,007 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.393 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.71 |
| Orbital period | 4.89 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.88 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0654 |
| Inclination | 2.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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