(10344) Llanodelhato Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 February 1992 by Naranjo, O. A., Stock, J. at Merida.
Llano del Hato is a village located in the Venezuelan Andes, at an altitude ranging between 3560 and 3820 m. It is home to the Venezuelan National Astronomical Observatory of the same name. The village community engages in livestock farming, agriculture, and wool weaving.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #25, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Llanodelhato is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Llanodelhato is 2.28 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10344 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 CA2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.71 km (#13,432 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.169 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.57 |
| Orbital period | 3.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0543 |
| Inclination | 4.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.