(10273) Katvolk Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Kathryn Volk (b. 1985) completed her PhD at the University of Arizona investigating the long-term dynamical evolution of Centaur asteroids and the Kuiper Belt.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Katvolk is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Katvolk is 2.69 au from the Sun and 1.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10273 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 ED14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.74 km (#15,772 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.282 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.21 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 3.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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