(10682) Kutryk Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 1980 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Joshua Kutryk (b. 1982) is a Canadian mechanical engineer who has worked on flight testing and pilot instruction. He was selected as an astronaut by the Canadian Space Agency in 2017.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #16, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kutryk is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kutryk is 2.49 au from the Sun and 2.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10682 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 KK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.82 km (#15,618 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.463 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.36 |
| Orbital period | 3.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 1.01° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.772 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 22 May 1980
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