(10377) Kilimanjaro Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 July 1996 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
At 5895 m, Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano and the highest mountain in Africa. Two of its three volcanic cones are extinct, while one is dormant. In the late 1880s the summit was completely covered with ice and snow. Since 1923 the mountain has lost more than 80% of its ice/snow cover.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kilimanjaro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kilimanjaro is 2.78 au from the Sun and 2.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10377 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 NN4 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.17 km (#6,413 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0550 |
| Rotation period | 3.66 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.88 |
| Orbital period | 5.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 1.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 July 1996
- (7968) Elst-Pizarro
- (8221) La Condamine
- (8309) Jedidahisler
- (10190) Suzannedodd
- (10191) Scottbolton
- (10378) Ingmarbergman
- (10587) Strindberg
- (10866) Peru
- (10867) Lima
- (11336) Piranesi