(10423) Dajcic Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 January 1999 by K. Korlevic at Visnjan.
Mario Dajčić (1923-1991) was a prominent Croatian amateur astronomer, telescope builder and educator. He founded the Astronomical Society of Pula.Naming citation (20051215/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dajcic is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dajcic is 1.93 au from the Sun and 2.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10423 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 BB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.21 km (#14,678 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.517 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.11 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 2.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.917 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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