(10129) Fole Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 March 1993 by UESAC at La Silla.

In the small parish of Fole there is the house Vatlings, one of the best-preserved residences from the middle ages in the Gotland countryside.Naming citation (20060613/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Fole is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsFoleFole

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fole is 1.99 au from the Sun and 1.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number10129
Provisional designation1993 FO40
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.19 km (#14,738 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.229
Absolute magnitude (H)14.98
Orbital period3.19 years
Semi-major axis2.17 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.99 – 2.34 au
Eccentricity0.0809
Inclination1.99°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.992 au

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

Also discovered on 19 March 1993

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