(10789) Mikeread Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 November 1991 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Mike Read (b. 1978) is a student working with Spacewatch as an observer and engineer. He has been responsible for the design, construction and wiring of some of the Spacewatch Camera electronics. He has performed some exceptionally difficult recovery observations. He has also served as the Spacewatch Webmaster.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mikeread is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mikeread is 2.80 au from the Sun and 2.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10789 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 VL10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.52 km (#13,902 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.430 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.04 |
| Orbital period | 4.96 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0850 |
| Inclination | 2.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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