(10493) Pulliah Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 August 1986 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Linda (née Robins) Pulliah (1956–2022) worked as a nurse and was an outreach volunteer with the RASC Sudbury Centre. She created a sense of wonder under starry skies in Northern Ontario’s parks for all ages and excelled in explaining complex science with analogies and engaging activities. She inspired colleagues locally and nationally to promote astronomy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #15, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pulliah is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pulliah is 2.35 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10493 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 QH2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.06 km (#15,056 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.518 |
| Rotation period | 9.47 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.18 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0645 |
| Inclination | 7.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.