(10660) Felixhormuth Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 March 1971 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Felix Hormuth (b. 1975) is a developer of auxiliary instruments at Calar Alto Observatory. An observer of minor planets for many years, he is also a supporter of the Faulkes Telescope Educational Project. The name was suggested by L. Kurtze and L. D. Schmadel.Naming citation (20070402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Felixhormuth is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Felixhormuth is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10660 |
| Provisional designation | 4348 T-1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.15 km (#7,456 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.104 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.18 |
| Orbital period | 5.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 6.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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