(10674) de Elia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 November 1978 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Palomar.
Gonzalo Carlos de Elía (b. 1977) is an Argentine astronomer at La Plata National University who studies the formation and evolution of planetary systems.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where de Elia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: de Elia is 2.37 au from the Sun and 1.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10674 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 VT10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.06 km (#7,576 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0380 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.95 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 1.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Gonzalo
All asteroids named after someone called Gonzalo
Also discovered on 7 November 1978
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