(10259) Osipovyurij Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 April 1972 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.
Yurij Sergeevich Osipov (b. 1936) is an outstanding Russian mathematician and mechanician, known worldwide as an expert in the theory of control, as well as in the theory of differential equations and its applications. Since 1991 he has been president of the Russian Academy of Sciences.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Osipovyurij is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Osipovyurij is 2.68 au from the Sun and 3.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10259 |
| Provisional designation | 1972 HL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 21.5 km (#2,016 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0430 |
| Rotation period | 6.36 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.52 |
| Orbital period | 5.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 3.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.254 |
| Inclination | 16.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.