(10550) Malmo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 1992 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Malmö is Sweden's third largest town. Because of its busy port on the Öresund, it is an industrial and transportation center. Malmöhus, a sixteenth-century castle and fortress, has been transformed into a magnificent museum.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Malmo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Malmo is 2.68 au from the Sun and 1.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10550 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 RK7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.99 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.53 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0357 |
| Inclination | 4.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (9365) Chinesewilson
- (9610) Vischer
- (9611) Anouck
- (10549) Helsingborg
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