(10086) McCurdy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 September 1990 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.
Bruce Jefferson McCurdy (b. 1955) is an amateur astronomer in Edmonton, Canada. He is an experienced observer and an accomplished communicator who won the RASC Service Award in 2007 for his contributions to outreach in the community and to the RASC's publications, as well as his leadership.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #13, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where McCurdy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: McCurdy is 2.49 au from the Sun and 2.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10086 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 SZ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.64 km (#11,349 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.192 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.14 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.176 |
| Inclination | 10.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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