(10677) Colucci Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 June 1979 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Siding Spring.
Adrian Rodriguez Colucci (b. 1978) is an astronomer at the Valongo Observatory of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is a specialist in tidal evolution of planets and small bodies.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Colucci is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Colucci is 2.23 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10677 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 MN3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.62 km (#13,649 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.338 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.38 |
| Orbital period | 3.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0685 |
| Inclination | 1.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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