(10237) Adzic Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Vladislav Adzic (b. 1984) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science project. He attends the Ward Melville High School, East Setauket, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Adzic is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Adzic is 2.12 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number10237
Provisional designation1998 SJ119
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.13 km (#16,872 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.387
Rotation period2.34 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)15.23
Orbital period3.28 years
Semi-major axis2.21 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.08 – 2.33 au
Eccentricity0.0561
Inclination1.15°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.07 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Vladislav

Also discovered on 26 September 1998

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