(10107) Kenny Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 March 1992 by D. I. Steel at Siding Spring.
Kenneth Robert Steel (b. 1929) is the father of the discoverer.Naming citation (20070730/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Kenny is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kenny is 2.22 au from the Sun and 1.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10107 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 FW1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.23 km (#14,650 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.175 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.76 |
| Orbital period | 3.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.71 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.268 |
| Inclination | 22.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.884 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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