(10079) Meunier Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 December 1989 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Named in memory of the Belgian sculptor and painter Constant Meunier (1831-1905), one of the principal social-realist artists of the late nineteenth century in Europe. His works show a humanitarian interest in laborers, particularly in the miners of the Borinage and the dockworkers of Antwerp.Naming citation (19990728/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Meunier is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Meunier is 3.05 au from the Sun and 3.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10079 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 XD2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.31 km (#12,023 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.134 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.25 |
| Orbital period | 4.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.233 |
| Inclination | 7.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.