(14499) Satotoshio Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 November 1995 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Toshio Sato (b. 1936) is an amateur astronomer and well known as an expert on the modern history of Japanese astronomy.Naming citation (20050721/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Satotoshio is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Satotoshio is 2.04 au from the Sun and 2.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14499 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 VR1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.50 km (#16,259 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.490 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.0 |
| Orbital period | 3.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.76 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.184 |
| Inclination | 4.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.769 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Toshio
All asteroids named after someone called Toshio
Also discovered on 15 November 1995
- (7674) Kasuga
- (8904) Yoshihara
- (11987) Yonematsu
- (13627) Yukitamayo
- (18473) Kikuchijun
- (20117) Tannoakira
- (24844) Hwanginjoon
- (37693) Utofumiaki
- (43899) Kobayashihiroki
More named asteroids discovered by Endate, K., Watanabe, K.
- (4042) Okhotsk
- (4126) Mashu
- (4460) Bihoro
- (4491) Otaru
- (4497) Taguchi
- (4508) Takatsuki
- (4547) Massachusetts
- (4585) Ainonai
- (4607) Seilandfarm
- (4641) Ayako
- (4712) Iwaizumi
- (4773) Hayakawa
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