(10404) McCall Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 November 1997 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Robert T. McCall (b. 1919?) is a legendary space artist whose work has not only documented the development of NASA's efforts to place men on the moon but has provided a far-reaching vision of man's future in Space. His works include murals at the National Air and Space Museum and illustrations for 2001: A Space Odyssey.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where McCall is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: McCall is 3.18 au from the Sun and 4.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10404 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 WP14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.48 km (#5,431 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0540 |
| Rotation period | 275 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.16 |
| Orbital period | 5.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.80 – 3.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0946 |
| Inclination | 2.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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