(10136) Gauguin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 July 1993 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Named in memory of Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), leading French painter of the post-impressionist period, who abandoned imitative art for expressiveness through color. A meeting with van Gogh at Paris (1886) and a journey to Martinique (1887) were decisive experiences in his life. In Tahiti he discovered the brilliant coloring and sensuous delights of a tropical landscape, enjoying in a primitive community the “natural” life.Naming citation (19990728/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gauguin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gauguin is 2.11 au from the Sun and 2.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10136 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 OM3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.50 km (#13,959 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.301 |
| Rotation period | 9.09 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.3 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.108 |
| Inclination | 6.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.000 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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