(10455) Donnison Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 July 1978 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at Mount Stromlo.
John Donnison (b. 1948), of Goldsmith College, London, is well known for his work in using sophisticated statistical techniques to investigate the distribution of the masses and rotation rates of minor planets.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Donnison is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Donnison is 2.52 au from the Sun and 2.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10455 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 NU3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 48.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.38 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.221 |
| Inclination | 6.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.826 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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