(10205) Pokorny Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 August 1997 by Tichy, M., Moravec, Z. at Klet.

Where Pokorny is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsPokornyPokorny

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pokorny is 2.43 au from the Sun and 1.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number10205
Provisional designation1997 PX1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.81 km (#10,993 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.110
Rotation period4.96 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.47
Orbital period3.57 years
Semi-major axis2.34 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.05 – 2.62 au
Eccentricity0.123
Inclination5.94°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.03 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 7 August 1997

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