(243516) Marklarsen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 February 2010 by WISE at WISE.
As the senior scientist at the Space Dynamics Laboratory at Utah State University, Mark Larsen (b. 1962) has been responsible for the camera aboard the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) spacecraft. His work has been seminal to the success of the mission.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #10, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marklarsen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marklarsen is 2.92 au from the Sun and 2.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 243516 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 CC7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.67 km (#13,538 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.16 |
| Orbital period | 4.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.147 |
| Inclination | 9.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.38 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.