(10381) Malinsmith Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 September 1996 by B. G. W. Manning at Stakenbridge.
Konrad Malin-Smith (b. 1934), a retired science teacher, has given entertaining talks to local astronomical societies in southeastern England over the last 20 years. He and his daughter Beverley have entertained and befriended numerous eclipse chasers at recent solar eclipses---and also obtained superb photographic results.Naming citation (20011230/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Malinsmith is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Malinsmith is 2.71 au from the Sun and 2.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10381 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 RB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.57 km (#5,369 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.97 |
| Orbital period | 4.88 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.88 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 3.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.312 |
| Inclination | 8.01° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.966 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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