(10361) Bunsen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 August 1994 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Robert Wilhelm Bunsen (1811-1899) was a German chemist who discovered the alkali-group metals cesium and rubidium. He also found an antidote to arsenic poisoning (1834) and invented the carbon-zinc electric cell (1841). He is best remembered by every chemistry student for the development of the Bunsen burner.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bunsen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bunsen is 2.03 au from the Sun and 1.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10361 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 PR20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.44 km (#16,379 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.297 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.8 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.121 |
| Inclination | 3.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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