(10895) Aynrand Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 October 1997 by G. R. Viscome at Rand.

Ayn Rand (1905-1982), Russian-born philosopher and writer, emigrated to the United States at age 21. She was the author of several novels and books, of which The Fountainhead (1943) and Atlas Shrugged (1957) are best known. The discoverer also named his observatory as a tribute to her.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Aynrand is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aynrand is 2.34 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	10895
Provisional designation	1997 TC18
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	4.17 km (#12,347 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.337
Rotation period	45.2 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.1
Orbital period	3.41 years
Semi-major axis	2.26 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.10 – 2.43 au
Eccentricity	0.0735
Inclination	5.14°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.12 au

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

Also discovered on 11 October 1997

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