(10380) Berwald Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 August 1996 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Franz Berwald (1796-1868) may be considered the founder of musical Romanticism in Sweden. Although his compositions are somewhat influenced by the German composers Spohr and von Weber, they are highly original in construction and in the use of harmonic means.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Berwald is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Berwald is 2.71 au from the Sun and 2.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10380 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 PY7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.40 km (#11,830 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.331 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.91 |
| Orbital period | 4.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.84 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0507 |
| Inclination | 2.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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