(10233) Le Creusot Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 December 1997 by J.-C. Merlin at Le Creusot.
Where Le Creusot is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Le Creusot is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10233 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 XQ2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.08 km (#8,805 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.301 |
| Rotation period | 9.78 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.44 |
| Orbital period | 4.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.48 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0895 |
| Inclination | 2.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.47 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.