(10051) Albee Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 23 August 1987 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Arden L. Albee (b. 1928), Caltech professor of geology and planetary sciences, was dean of graduate studies for the last sixteen years. Albee has served in many capacities, including chief scientist of JPL, project scientist for the Mars Observer mission, and he has been a principal figure in many Mars-related science missions.Naming citation (20001111/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Albee is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Albee is 2.29 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10051 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 QG6 |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.19 km (#16,787 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.528 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.67 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.50 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.344 |
| Inclination | 21.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.611 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 23 August 1987
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