(574548) Plume Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 2007 by K. M. Perrett D. D. Balam at Maunakea.
René Plume (b. 1966) is a Canadian Professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Calgary. His research interests are focused on infrared and submillimeter-wave radio astronomy as applied to the physics and chemistry of the interstellar medium and star formation.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #15, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Plume is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Plume is 2.96 au from the Sun and 2.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 574548 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 RQ183 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.13 |
| Orbital period | 5.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.93 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0621 |
| Inclination | 12.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.93 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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