(10264) Marov Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 August 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Mikhail Yakovlevich Marov (b. 1933), professor and head of the planetary department at Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics, is one of the initiators and scientific leaders of research of Venus and Mars from space. He is also currently the president of IAU Division III.Naming citation (20020624/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marov is 3.76 au from the Sun and 3.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10264 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 PH3 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.2 km (#3,637 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0640 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.31 |
| Orbital period | 5.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 0.327° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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