(10586) Jansteen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 1996 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Jan Havickszoon Steen (1626-1679) was a genre painter during the Dutch Golden Age. He is well known for his sense of humor, psychological insight and the abundance of color in his paintings. The name was suggested by W. Fröger.Naming citation (20080819/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jansteen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jansteen is 2.31 au from the Sun and 2.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10586 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 KY4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.33 km (#11,986 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.236 |
| Rotation period | 155 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.37 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.74 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.259 |
| Inclination | 3.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.737 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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