(10210) Nathues Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 August 1997 by ODAS at Caussols.
German geophysicist Andreas Nathues (b. 1967) studied the physical properties of the Eunomia family of minor planets using innovative observing and data-analysis techniques at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Berlin.Naming citation (20001013/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nathues is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nathues is 2.48 au from the Sun and 3.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10210 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 QV3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.55 km (#11,528 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.340 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.68 |
| Orbital period | 3.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0888 |
| Inclination | 5.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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