(10275) Nathankaib Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Nathan Kaib (b. 1980) is a professor at the University of Oklahoma who specializes in the formation and evolution of planetary systems, in particular the outer solar system.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nathankaib is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nathankaib is 2.75 au from the Sun and 1.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10275 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EC16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.73 km (#7,960 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0560 |
| Rotation period | 47.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.02 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.207 |
| Inclination | 3.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.858 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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