(10046) Creighton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 May 1986 by INAS at Palomar.
Pioneering Arizona architect James Miller Creighton (1856-1946) designed “Old Main” at the University of Arizona and designed and constructed the original road to the summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado. His granddaughter Phyllis Creighton Danby (b. 1924) is the wife of celestial mechanician J. M. Anthony Danby.Naming citation (20091202/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Creighton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Creighton is 2.36 au from the Sun and 1.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10046 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 JC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.4 km (#4,864 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0710 |
| Rotation period | 6.57 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.76 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.78 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.241 |
| Inclination | 8.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.758 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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