(10254) Hunsruck Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
The Hunsrück lies west of the Rhine between the rivers Nahe and Mosel. In the southern part many semiprecious stones are found, helping create a jewelry industry.Naming citation (20030614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hunsruck is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hunsruck is 2.18 au from the Sun and 3.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10254 |
| Provisional designation | 2314 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.22 km (#12,213 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.143 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.71 |
| Orbital period | 3.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0639 |
| Inclination | 3.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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