(14853) Shimokawa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 1989 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Yoji Shimokawa (b. 1956) is a Japanese amateur astronomer. His major astronomical interest is the photography of nebula and star clusters, and he is active in organizing local star parties for amateur astronomers.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-06-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shimokawa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shimokawa is 1.88 au from the Sun and 1.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14853 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 SX |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.67 km (#6,923 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0830 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.11 |
| Orbital period | 4.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.78 – 3.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.305 |
| Inclination | 6.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.779 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.