(10726) Elodie Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 January 1987 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.

Elodie Bouteille (b. 1990) studied at the Lycée Diderot, section scientifique, in Langres, in the French département of Haute-Marne.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #10, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Elodie is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elodie is 2.43 au from the Sun and 1.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number10726
Provisional designation1987 BS2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.31 km (#14,440 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.255
Absolute magnitude (H)14.69
Orbital period3.71 years
Semi-major axis2.39 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.00 – 2.79 au
Eccentricity0.164
Inclination2.54°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.02 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 28 January 1987

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