(10142) Sakka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 November 1993 by A. Sugie at Dynic.
Kazuyuki Sakka (b. 1943), the director of the Kyoto School of Computer Science, studied spectroscopic properties of galaxies and emission nebulae. He has also created software for astronomy education and popularization.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sakka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sakka is 2.98 au from the Sun and 3.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10142 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 VG1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.1 km (#5,035 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.250 |
| Rotation period | 3.35 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.25 |
| Orbital period | 4.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 3.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.252 |
| Inclination | 11.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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