(10823) Sakaguchi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 September 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Naoto Sakaguchi (b. 1962) is an amateur astronomer well known around Tokyo for his efforts in arranging astronomical events for the public.Naming citation (20020328/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sakaguchi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sakaguchi is 2.58 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10823 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 SM1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.21 km (#14,683 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.393 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.57 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.160 |
| Inclination | 4.46° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.948 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Naoto
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Also discovered on 16 September 1993
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