(10203) Flinders Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 August 1997 by F. B. Zoltowski at Woomera.

Where Flinders is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsFlindersFlinders

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Flinders is 2.35 au from the Sun and 2.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number10203
Provisional designation1997 PQ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.64 km (#13,612 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.279
Absolute magnitude (H)14.51
Orbital period3.27 years
Semi-major axis2.20 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.03 – 2.38 au
Eccentricity0.0805
Inclination4.70°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.04 au

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

Also discovered on 1 August 1997

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