(10048) Gronbech Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 October 1986 by P. Jensen at Brorfelde.
Danish observational astronomer Bent Grönbech (1947-1977) was widely known for the Grönbech-Olsen catalogues of complete Strömgren photometry of southern bright stars and for his research on eclipsing binaries, comets and minor planets. He published 36 scientific papers.Naming citation (20091202/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gronbech is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gronbech is 3.30 au from the Sun and 4.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10048 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 TQ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.63 km (#6,961 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.332 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.6 |
| Orbital period | 5.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0707 |
| Inclination | 16.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.87 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 3 October 1986
- (3782) Celle
- (3858) Dorchester
- (4256) Kagamigawa
- (5900) Jensen
- (6592) Goya
- (10049) Vorovich
- (10723) Tobiashinse
- (12686) Bezuglyj
- (14829) Povalyaeva