(49699) Hidetakasato Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 November 1999 by H. Abe at Yatsuka.
Hidetaka Sato (b. 1978) is an obstetrician and an amateur astronomer interested in small solar-system bodies. He observes comets and unusual minor planets at the Gunma Astronomical Observatory and at the Rent-a-Scope observatories.Naming citation (20100923/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hidetakasato is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hidetakasato is 2.81 au from the Sun and 2.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 49699 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VZ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.25 km (#10,147 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.280 |
| Rotation period | 68.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.91 |
| Orbital period | 3.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.70 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.274 |
| Inclination | 23.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.851 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 3 November 1999
- (13433) Phelps
- (16100) Hausknecht
- (16101) Notskas
- (17186) Sergivanov
- (20673) Janelle
- (20685) Sanchez-Cano
- (21913) Taylorjones
- (21914) Melakabinoff
- (21915) Lavins
- (21919) Luga
- (21921) Camdenmiller
- (21922) Mocz
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- (8114) Lafcadio
- (8120) Kobe
- (8725) Keiko
- (11322) Aquamarine
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- (13643) Takushi
- (14535) Kazuyukihanda
- (16760) Masanori
- (28340) Yukihiro
- (29431) Shijimi
- (35286) Takaoakihiro
- (48778) Shokoyukako
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