(10736) Marybruck Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 February 1988 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring.
Irish astronomer Máire (Mary) Teresa Brück (1925-2011) attained her doctorate in solar physics, but was best known as a teacher of astronomy in Ireland and Scotland. She wrote biographies of several accomplished women astronomers and collaborated with her husband, Hermann, in studies in the history of astronomy.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-08-10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marybruck is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marybruck is 3.09 au from the Sun and 2.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10736 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 DD3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.91 km (#10,793 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.221 |
| Rotation period | 197 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.15 |
| Orbital period | 5.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0376 |
| Inclination | 8.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.90 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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All asteroids named after someone called Teresa
Also discovered on 22 February 1988
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