(296987) Piotrflin Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 March 2010 by Andrushivka at Andrushivka.
Piotr Flin (b. 1945) is a Polish astronomer and a Professor at Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce. His scientific interests deal with the properties of large scale structures, galaxy cluster shapes and orientation.Naming citation (20130127/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Piotrflin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Piotrflin is 3.16 au from the Sun and 3.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 296987 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 ET119 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.36 km (#8,428 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0480 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.18 |
| Orbital period | 5.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.59 – 3.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.197 |
| Inclination | 15.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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