(10415) Mali Losinj Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 October 1998 by K. Korlevic at Visnjan.

Situated in the north part of the Adriatic Sea, the island of Mali Lošinj and the city of Mali Lošinj are known for the famous nautical school and the Leo Brener Observatory.Naming citation (20051215/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Mali Losinj is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mali Losinj is 2.94 au from the Sun and 3.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number10415
Provisional designation1998 UT15
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.5 km (#3,544 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.128
Rotation period241 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.99
Orbital period5.17 years
Semi-major axis2.99 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.93 – 3.05 au
Eccentricity0.0210
Inclination14.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.95 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 23 October 1998

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