(10685) Kharkivuniver Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 November 1980 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Kharkiv National University, founded in 1804 by V. N. Karazin, is the oldest and largest classical university in Ukraine. It is well known for its schools of physics, mathematics, astronomy, biology, history and other sciences, and for its active minor-planet group headed by D. F. Lupishko.Naming citation (20050125/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kharkivuniver is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kharkivuniver is 2.96 au from the Sun and 3.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10685 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 VO |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.54 km (#9,656 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.229 |
| Rotation period | 4.05 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.77 |
| Orbital period | 4.08 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.74 – 3.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.319 |
| Inclination | 9.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.744 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.