(14927) Satoshi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 November 1994 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Furukawa Satoshi (b. 1964), a Japanese astronaut involved with the International Space Station, trained as a Soyuz-TMA Flight Engineer and NASA mission specialist to assemble and manage the Japanese Experiment Module. From 1989 to 1999 he practiced clinical surgery and undertook medical research.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Satoshi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Satoshi is 2.58 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14927 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 VW6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.37 km (#11,898 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.368 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.04 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 7.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.821 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.