(10372) Moran Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 March 1995 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Landscape artist Thomas Moran (1837-1926) focused his work on the American frontier, from the shores of Lake Superior to the “Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone”. His illustrations of the west appeared in Harper's Weekly and The Aldine, among others. He participated in John Wesley Powell's 1873 expedition to the Grand Canyon.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Moran is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Moran is 2.52 au from the Sun and 1.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10372 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 FO10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.41 |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0393 |
| Inclination | 6.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.52 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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