(10598) Markrees Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 October 1996 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
Named in honor of the discoverer's stepson, Mark B. Rees (b. 1963).Naming citation (19990728/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Markrees is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Markrees is 2.47 au from the Sun and 1.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10598 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 TT11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.67 km (#13,536 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.250 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.71 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Inclination | 1.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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