(10969) Perryman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 May 1971 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Michael Perryman (b. 1954), project scientist of the HIPPARCOS and GAIA missions of the European Space Agency and a professor at Leiden University, is known for his leadership in the development of space astrometry.Naming citation (20060613/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Perryman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Perryman is 2.51 au from the Sun and 3.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10969 |
| Provisional designation | 4827 T-1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 284 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.37 |
| Orbital period | 4.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.37 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Inclination | 8.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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