(15753) Rathsman Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 February 1992 by UESAC at La Silla.

Anna Rathsman (b. 1960) and Peter Rathsman (b. 1957) are Swedish engineers in the space industry, primarily at the Swedish Space Corporation. Anna served as project manager for the Astrid-1 satellite, and Peter was project manager for the SMART-1 satellite. Anna also served as Director General of the Swedish National Space Agency from 2018 to 2024.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #3, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Rathsman is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rathsman is 3.59 au from the Sun and 4.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	15753
Provisional designation	1992 DD10
Orbit class	Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	10.1 km (#5,049 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.0830
Rotation period	3.20 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.53
Orbital period	5.86 years
Semi-major axis	3.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.90 – 3.60 au
Eccentricity	0.108
Inclination	4.42°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.89 au

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

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