(10306) Pagnol Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 August 1990 by E. W. Elst at Haute Provence.
Marcel Pagnol (1895-1974) was a French writer who will be always remembered for his novels Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources. One of his comedies, Topaze, dealing with the corruptive power of money, brought him extraordinary success at the theater.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pagnol is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pagnol is 2.41 au from the Sun and 2.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10306 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 QY |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.89 km (#5,164 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.181 |
| Rotation period | 4.79 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.88 |
| Orbital period | 5.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.39 – 3.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.210 |
| Inclination | 8.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.39 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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