(336698) Melbourne Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 February 2010 by E. Schwab at Tzec Maun.
Melbourne is the capital city of the Australian state of Victoria. The Melbourne Observatory, which was in operation from 1863 to 1944, once housed the largest telescope in the world. The Royal Botanic Gardens and the Astronomical Society of Victoria maintain this important historical Observatory.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Melbourne is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Melbourne is 3.04 au from the Sun and 3.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 336698 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 CJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.61 |
| Orbital period | 5.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.04 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0168 |
| Inclination | 10.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.