(14873) Shoyo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 October 1990 by Kawanishi, K., Sugano, M. at Minami-Oda.
Shoyo Senior High School in Takasago has departments in home economics, commercial studies and general education. Shoyo means the evergreen pine tree and the glorious sun. To be spirited, progressive, autonomous and cooperative is the motto of this comprehensive school, of which the second discoverer is a graduate.Naming citation (20001013/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shoyo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shoyo is 2.37 au from the Sun and 2.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14873 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 UQ2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.28 km (#10,082 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.277 |
| Rotation period | 3.57 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.87 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.225 |
| Inclination | 8.46° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.858 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.