(10477) Lacumparsita Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
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Where Lacumparsita is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lacumparsita is 2.42 au from the Sun and 2.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10477 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 ET41 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.05 km (#15,098 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.229 |
| Rotation period | 5.22 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.16 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.134 |
| Inclination | 8.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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