(10492) Mizzi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 August 1986 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.

Edward Michael Mizzi (b. 1953) is a retired teacher and amateur astronomer who served as President of RASC Hamilton Centre, administered the club's equipment loan program and developed an introductory course called NOVA. Mizzi has also contributed to public outreach in Ontario, including neighborhood events, a children's camp, libraries, and school classes.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #15, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Mizzi is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mizzi is 3.20 au from the Sun and 4.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	10492
Provisional designation	1986 QZ1
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	9.71 km (#5,269 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.171
Rotation period	36.3 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.8
Orbital period	5.26 years
Semi-major axis	3.03 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.81 – 3.24 au
Eccentricity	0.0702
Inclination	10.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.85 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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