(10867) Lima Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 July 1996 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Lima, a name corrupted from that of the Rimac river, on which it stands, is the capital of Peru. Established by Pizarro in 1535, the city is noted for the mathematical regularity of its original streets, which enclose square areas of nearly uniform size.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lima is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lima is 2.68 au from the Sun and 2.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10867 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 NX4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.21 km (#5,615 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Rotation period | 4.53 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.32 |
| Orbital period | 4.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.59 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0222 |
| Inclination | 5.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 July 1996
- (7968) Elst-Pizarro
- (8221) La Condamine
- (8309) Jedidahisler
- (10190) Suzannedodd
- (10191) Scottbolton
- (10377) Kilimanjaro
- (10378) Ingmarbergman
- (10587) Strindberg
- (10866) Peru
- (11336) Piranesi