(10156) Darnley Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 November 1994 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro.
Matthew Darnley (b. 1978) is an English astrophysicist who is Professor of Time Domain Astrophysics at the Astrophysics Research Institute of Liverpool John Moores University. His research is focused on observations of novae from the infrared through to the X-ray, particularly extragalactic novae and the link between novae and type Ia supernovae.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #9, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Darnley is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Darnley is 2.53 au from the Sun and 3.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10156 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 VQ7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.80 km (#15,654 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.246 |
| Rotation period | 24.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.72 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.169 |
| Inclination | 2.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.896 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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