(10658) Gretadevries Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 March 1971 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Greta de Vries (1967-2006) was the assistant to the director of the Kapteyn Astronomical Institute in Groningen, when she tragically died while on holiday. She was a beloved key staff member of the institute.Naming citation (20061109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gretadevries is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gretadevries is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10658 |
| Provisional designation | 2281 T-1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.5 km (#4,328 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0580 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.75 |
| Orbital period | 4.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0786 |
| Inclination | 4.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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