(10510) Maxschreier Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 April 1989 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
In 1938 Max Schreier (1907-1997) emigrated from Vienna to Bolivia, where he became a driving force for the study of astronomy. Founder of observatories in Santa Ana and Patacamaya, he is particularly well known for his book Einstein desde los Andes de Bolivia.Naming citation (20080819/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Maxschreier is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maxschreier is 2.25 au from the Sun and 1.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10510 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 GQ4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.71 km (#15,826 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.289 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.92 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0926 |
| Inclination | 4.89° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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