(10222) Klotz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 October 1997 by at Ramonville-St-Agne 40704 Buil, C..
Alain Klotz, an amateur astronomer at the Centres d'Etudes Spatiales du Rayonnement in Toulouse, is a pioneer in amateur CCD spectroscopy at the T60 telescope at the Pic du Midi Observatory. He is currently president of AUDE, the French electronic detectors users association.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Klotz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Klotz is 2.49 au from the Sun and 2.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10222 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 UV10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 29.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.07 |
| Orbital period | 4.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.48 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 7.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.51 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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