(14974) Pocatky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 September 1997 by M. Tichy at Klet.
Počátky is the south Bohemian town where the discoverer was born.Naming citation (20001111/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pocatky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pocatky is 2.82 au from the Sun and 3.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14974 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 SK1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.04 km (#12,638 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.226 |
| Rotation period | 21.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.38 |
| Orbital period | 4.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0831 |
| Inclination | 3.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.