(10771) Ouro Preto Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 November 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Ouro Prêto was the old capital of Minas Gerais. Founded in 1698 as a mining settlement, it became the center of a great gold and silver rush. In 1933 the city was decreed a national monument, to preserve and restore its beautiful churches and houses.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ouro Preto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ouro Preto is 2.43 au from the Sun and 1.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10771 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 VK6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.39 km (#6,235 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.158 |
| Rotation period | 4.44 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.38 |
| Orbital period | 5.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.43 – 3.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.196 |
| Inclination | 12.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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