(10498) Bobgent Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 September 1986 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Robert Gent (b. 1947) is an enthusiastic amateur astronomer and International Dark-Sky Association volunteer. Now retired, he was a U.S. Air Force space systems officer, analyzing data from 61-cm infrared space telescopes in geosynchronous orbits. The name was suggested by D. R. Davis.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bobgent is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bobgent is 2.73 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10498 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 RG3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.69 km (#15,867 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.386 |
| Rotation period | 3.46 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.78 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.69 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.260 |
| Inclination | 7.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.684 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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