(10059) McCullough Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 March 1988 by Bulgarian National Observatory at Smolyan.
Brian McCullough (b. 1953) has served the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Ottawa Centre, as Vice President, President, and National Council Representative. He has been active in astronomy education and public outreach with the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa. Brian is also an accomplished astronomy sketch artist.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #10, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where McCullough is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: McCullough is 2.44 au from the Sun and 2.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10059 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 FS2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.37 km (#11,893 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.212 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.09 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 2.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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