(14543) Sajigawasuiseki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 September 1997 by Saji at Saji.
Sajigawa-suiseki is a type of special rock found in the Saji River, which runs through Saji Village. Sajigawa-suiseki is popular and well known among Japanese and is favored for use in gardening, as well as in the making of specialty tray servers.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sajigawasuiseki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sajigawasuiseki is 2.91 au from the Sun and 3.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14543 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 SF11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.01 km (#7,635 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.143 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.95 |
| Orbital period | 5.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.89 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0671 |
| Inclination | 12.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.94 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.