(10760) Ozeki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 October 1990 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Takaaki Ozeki (b. 1952), previously a teacher of science, is now astronomy curator of the Hoshinoko Yakata Observatory. He is an eager astronomical educator and has a number of astronomical publications to his credit.Naming citation (20020328/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ozeki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ozeki is 1.92 au from the Sun and 0.950 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10760 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 TJ3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.10 km (#12,498 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.211 |
| Rotation period | 7.32 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.19 |
| Orbital period | 3.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 4.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.930 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 15 October 1990
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