(10803) Caleyo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 October 1992 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Jose M. Caréyo (b. 1938) is a jazz composer living in Havana. Inspired by the striking image of comet C/1965 S1 (Ikeya-Seki) on its approach to the sun, he improvised music that vividly depicts the remarkable sunbound comet and sent the score to the two discoverers.Naming citation (20081113/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Caleyo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Caleyo is 2.58 au from the Sun and 1.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10803 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 UK9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.22 km (#7,394 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0710 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.57 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0327 |
| Inclination | 3.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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