(10471) Marciniak Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Anna Marciniak (b. 1979) is a researcher at the Astronomical Observatory of the Adam Mickiewic University in Poznan, Poland studying the spin and shape properties of long-period main-belt asteroids.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marciniak is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marciniak is 2.36 au from the Sun and 2.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10471 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EH20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.43 |
| Orbital period | 4.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.147 |
| Inclination | 2.46° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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