(10075) Campeche Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 April 1989 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
The Bay of Campeche is surrounded by the Mexican states Campeche, Tabasco and Veracruz. During June and July the bay is one of the major breeding spots of Atlantic hurricanes. The city of Campeche was founded by Spanish conquistadores atop the pre-existing Mayan city of Can Pech.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-03-23), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Campeche is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Campeche is 2.15 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10075 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 GR4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.18 km (#12,301 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.197 |
| Rotation period | 24.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.26 |
| Orbital period | 3.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 4.10° |
| 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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