(10508) Haughey Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 September 1988 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Ronald Haughey (b. 1962) is a Canadian amateur astronomer and member of the RASC Regina Centre. He has supported the Regina Centre for decades and is a big believer in public education. Ron has spent countless hours running the Kalium Observatory in Regina, Saskatchewan, providing thousands of people their first glimpses of the universe.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #15, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Haughey is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Haughey is 2.32 au from the Sun and 3.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10508 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 RM4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.66 km (#8,053 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0580 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.79 |
| Orbital period | 3.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.190 |
| Inclination | 2.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.996 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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