(10676) Jamesmcdanell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 June 1979 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Siding Spring.
James P. McDanell (b. 1937) spent nearly three decades with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory before retiring in 1999. He was the Voyager Navigation Team Chief during the highly successful encounters with Saturn and its satellites. He subsequently became manager of the Navigation Systems Section.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jamesmcdanell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jamesmcdanell is 2.28 au from the Sun and 3.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10676 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 MD2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.74 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.181 |
| Inclination | 3.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.900 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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