(10271) Dymond Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 1980 by Debehogne, H., Houziaux, L. at Haute Provence.
Garrett (Garry) Dymond (b. 1956) is an amateur astronomer with RASC St. John's Centre in Newfoundland who won an RASC Service Award in 1994. He earned a Bachelor of Environmental Studies degree from the University of Waterloo, served on Canada's Meteorite and Impacts Advisory Committee and worked as an educator at the Johnson Geo Centre in St. John's.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #15, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dymond is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dymond is 2.64 au from the Sun and 3.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10271 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 TV2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.00 km (#12,748 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.160 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.36 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.71 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.248 |
| Inclination | 6.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.725 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 October 1980
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