(10924) Mariagriffin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 January 1998 by I. P. Griffin at Cocoa.
Maria Griffin (b. 1962) is the wife of the discoverer.Naming citation (19990928/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mariagriffin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mariagriffin is 3.13 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10924 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 BU25 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.98 km (#7,675 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.208 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.41 |
| Orbital period | 5.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.92 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0418 |
| Inclination | 10.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.93 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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