(10787) Ottoburkard Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 October 1991 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F. at Tautenburg.
Otto M. Burkard (b. 1908), professor emeritus of meteorology and geophysics of the University of Graz, was one of the founders of the Space Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. The name was suggested by L. D. Schmadel, and the citation was prepared by H. Haupt.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ottoburkard is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ottoburkard is 3.33 au from the Sun and 4.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10787 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 TL3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.90 km (#7,767 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0930 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.15 |
| Orbital period | 5.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 5.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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