(10000) Myriostos Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 September 1951 by A. G. Wilson at Palomar.

Where Myriostos is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Myriostos is 1.87 au from the Sun and 1.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number10000
Provisional designation1951 SY
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period382 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)15.24
Orbital period4.16 years
Semi-major axis2.59 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.80 – 3.38 au
Eccentricity0.305
Inclination20.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.803 au

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

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