(246842) Dutchstapelbroek Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 2010 by WISE at WISE.
Maryn ‘Dutch’ Stapelbroek (b. 1947) is a physicist specializing in infrared and visible light-detector design and construction. He was the lead architect of the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer's long-wavelength detector arrays.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-01-16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dutchstapelbroek is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dutchstapelbroek is 2.42 au from the Sun and 3.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 246842 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 EZ5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.68 km (#13,507 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.119 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.66 |
| Orbital period | 4.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 15.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.