(10977) Mathlener Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Edwin Mathlener (b. 1962) was editor of the Dutch astronomy magazine Zenit, and is now director of the National Center for Astronomical Information, “De Koepel”, in Utrecht. Name suggested by H. van Woerden and A. van der Brugge.Naming citation (20110715/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mathlener is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mathlener is 2.26 au from the Sun and 2.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10977 |
| Provisional designation | 3177 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.67 km (#15,928 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.327 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.03 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.29 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0233 |
| Inclination | 1.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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