(10672) Kostyukova Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 August 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Tatiana Andreevna Kostyukova (b. 1957) is a botanist and cultivator of flowers in Kiev. Her collection of flowers won a diploma at the 2001 Moscow Autumn Flower Show.Naming citation (20020624/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kostyukova is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kostyukova is 2.72 au from the Sun and 1.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10672 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 QE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 22.2 km (#1,944 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0900 |
| Rotation period | 9.82 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.81 |
| Orbital period | 5.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 15.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Tatiana
All asteroids named after someone called Tatiana
Also discovered on 31 August 1978
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- (2809) Vernadskij
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- (3234) Hergiani
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