(12410) Donald Duck Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1995 by Sicoli, P., Ghezzi, P. at Sormano.
Donald Duck, the famous character of Walt Disney's cartoons, has amused generations of children and adults alike.Naming citation (20100923/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Donald Duck is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Donald Duck is 2.07 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12410 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 SM3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.31 km (#10,030 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0990 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 8.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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