(10678) Alilagoa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 June 1979 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Siding Spring.
Victor Alí-Lagoa (b. 1983) is a Spanish astronomer whose PhD research at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias focused on the thermal properties of small bodies.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alilagoa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alilagoa is 2.14 au from the Sun and 3.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10678 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 MG6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.00 km (#17,039 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.585 |
| Rotation period | 17.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.11 |
| Orbital period | 3.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 5.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.944 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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