(10815) Ostergarn Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 March 1993 by UESAC at La Silla.

The parish of Östergarn is situated in a very attractive part of Gotland with lots of natural beauty. Several fishing villages are to be found there, such as Katthammarsvik, Herrvik and Sysne.Naming citation (20091004/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Ostergarn is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ostergarn is 3.17 au from the Sun and 4.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number10815
Provisional designation1993 FU32
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.29 km (#7,318 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0580
Absolute magnitude (H)14.64
Orbital period5.50 years
Semi-major axis3.12 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.58 – 3.66 au
Eccentricity0.173
Inclination3.30°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.56 au

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

Also discovered on 19 March 1993

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