(10218) Bierstadt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 1997 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902), a landscape artist from the Hudson River School, was best known for his panoramic scenes of the American West, including the Rocky Mountains, Yosemite and the Grand Canyon. His work inspired those who followed him westward while forever preserving the power and beauty of the vanishing frontier.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bierstadt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bierstadt is 2.53 au from the Sun and 1.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10218 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 SJ23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.38 km (#14,282 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.170 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.81 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 3.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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