(10050) Rayman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 June 1987 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Marc D. Rayman (b. 1956) has been devoted to the exploration of space since childhood and is exceptionally effective at communicating this topic to the public. At the Jet Propulsion Laboratory he was instrumental in the success of Deep Space 1 as chief mission engineer.Naming citation (20001013/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rayman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rayman is 2.16 au from the Sun and 3.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10050 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 MA1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.9 km (#3,767 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0470 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.62 |
| Orbital period | 4.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 3.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.270 |
| Inclination | 12.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.963 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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