(10310) Delacroix Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 August 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Best known for his painting Liberty leading the people, Eugène Delacroix (1798–1863) was inspired by contemporary events. His Dante and Virgil in Hell is one of the landmarks of French nineteenth-century romantic painting. Delacroix's choice of colors later influenced the impressionist painters.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #11, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Delacroix is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Delacroix is 2.29 au from the Sun and 1.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10310 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 QZ8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.98 km (#7,681 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0630 |
| Rotation period | 44.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.7 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.113 |
| Inclination | 3.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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