(10665) Ortigao Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Catarina Ortigão (b. 1974) is a person of rare inner beauty, to whom Pedro Lacerda, a colleague of the discoverers, would like to pay tribute. She is a Portuguese-born scientist working in the field of medical physics.Naming citation (20020921/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ortigao is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ortigao is 3.19 au from the Sun and 4.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10665 |
| Provisional designation | 3019 T-3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.06 km (#7,568 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.170 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.52 |
| Orbital period | 4.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.158 |
| Inclination | 8.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.36 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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