(343440) Magnier Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 February 2010 by Pan-STARRS 1 at Haleakala.
Eugene A. Magnier (b. 1967) is an American astronomer who received his PhD from MIT in 1993. He has worked on data analysis systems for several observatories including LONEOS and CFHT. Since 2004, he has led the Pan-STARRS Image Processing Pipeline team as a faculty member of the University of Hawaiʻi.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #4, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Magnier is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Magnier is 2.61 au from the Sun and 3.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 343440 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 DY77 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.87 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 9.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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