(10097) Humbroncos Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 September 1991 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.
This citation honors the memory of sixteen persons, including ten members of the Humboldt Broncos, a junior hockey team, who died in a bus crash in Saskatchewan, Canada, on 2018 April 6. The tragedy had a unifying effect on the community and there was an emotional response all across Canada.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #2, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Humbroncos is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Humbroncos is 2.44 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10097 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 RV16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.89 km (#15,475 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.335 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.06 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.116 |
| Inclination | 7.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.985 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.