(10631) Koppes Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 January 1998 by NEAT at Haleakala.
Michele Koppes (b. 1973) is a Canadian professor of geography at the University of British Columbia. Her research focuses on how the Earth’s landscapes, glaciers, and human cultures are responding to climate change.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #23, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Koppes is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Koppes is 3.28 au from the Sun and 4.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10631 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 BM15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.5 km (#2,589 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0330 |
| Rotation period | 6.18 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.96 |
| Orbital period | 5.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.01 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0453 |
| Inclination | 2.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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