(10544) Horsnebara Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 February 1992 by UESAC at La Silla.

The small Gotland parishes of Hörsne and Bara joined to become a single parish in 1883. In Bara, there is a church in ruins, one of few such ruins on the island outside Visby.Naming citation (20080520/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Horsnebara is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Horsnebara is 1.87 au from the Sun and 1.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number10544
Provisional designation1992 DA9
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period2.47 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.51
Orbital period3.32 years
Semi-major axis2.23 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.83 – 2.62 au
Eccentricity0.178
Inclination7.75°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.830 au

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

Also discovered on 29 February 1992

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