(10680) Ermakov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 June 1979 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Siding Spring.
Anton Ermakov (b. 1988) is a postdoctoral researcher at the California Institute of Technology who studies the gravity and interior structures of Vesta and Ceres using Dawn spacecraft data.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ermakov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ermakov is 2.30 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10680 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 ME8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.15 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.136 |
| Inclination | 3.93° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.990 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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