(10700) Juanangelviera Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Juan Angel Viera (1925-2012) was an amateur astronomer, high-school teacher in astronomy and a communicator in Uruguay. He was Honorary President and co-founder of the Asociación de Aficionados a la Astronomía.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Juanangelviera is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Juanangelviera is 2.15 au from the Sun and 1.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10700 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 ET47 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.33 km (#14,395 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.365 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.52 |
| Orbital period | 4.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.200 |
| Inclination | 5.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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