(10612) Houffalize Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 May 1997 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Houffalize, a small city on the Ourthe river in the province of Luxemburg (Belgium), was completely destroyed at the end of 1944. Rebuilt, it is now a tourist attraction.Naming citation (20071124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Houffalize is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Houffalize is 2.94 au from the Sun and 3.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10612 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 JR17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.03 km (#8,883 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.280 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.31 |
| Orbital period | 5.00 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.89 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0123 |
| Inclination | 2.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.87 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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