(10283) Cromer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 May 1981 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Dedicated teachers Michael (b. 1941) and Sarah (b. 1945) Cromer, of Flagstaff, Arizona, set a standard in education for hundreds of young students. Their active concern for the learning process and involvement in the welfare of successive generations, in and out of the classroom, is an example for all.Naming citation (20000726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cromer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cromer is 2.08 au from the Sun and 1.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10283 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 JE2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.67 km (#11,293 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.294 |
| Rotation period | 9.77 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.96 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.211 |
| Inclination | 3.01° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.872 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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