(14999) Karasaki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 November 1997 by Hirasawa, M., Suzuki, S. at Nyukasa.
Hideyoshi Karasaki (b. 1956) is a Japanese occultation observer. He was one of the first people in Japan to video-observe an asteroidal occultation (1991) and also one of the first people to video-observe lunar impact flashes due to Geminid meteoroids (2007). Hideyoshi serves as the east Asia coordinator of IOTA.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #3, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Karasaki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Karasaki is 2.50 au from the Sun and 2.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14999 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 VX8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.04 km (#5,730 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.216 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.72 |
| Orbital period | 4.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.189 |
| Inclination | 14.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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