(10460) Correa-Otto Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 November 1978 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Palomar.
Jorge Correa-Otto (b. 1981) is an Argentine astronomer at San Juan National University performing dynamical studies of the solar system and planetary systems around binary stars.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Correa-Otto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Correa-Otto is 2.68 au from the Sun and 3.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10460 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 VK8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.01 km (#10,593 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.212 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.97 |
| Orbital period | 4.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.82 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.37 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.158 |
| Inclination | 2.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.38 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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