(10514) Harlow Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 October 1989 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.

Scott Harlow (1963–2020) was an amateur astronomer in British Columbia, Canada, who joined RASC Sunshine Coast Centre in 2011, served as club librarian and on the Board of Directors, and worked at many club meetings and outreach events. He was particularly active as a volunteer at the club's observatory and coordinated donations of telescopes to the club.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #16, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Harlow is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Harlow is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number10514
Provisional designation1989 TD16
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter14.5 km (#3,243 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0350
Absolute magnitude (H)13.29
Orbital period4.46 years
Semi-major axis2.71 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.45 – 2.97 au
Eccentricity0.0961
Inclination2.95°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.44 au

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

Also named after someone called Scott

Also discovered on 4 October 1989

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