(10320) Reiland Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 1990 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Charles Thomas Reiland (b. 1946), for many years president of the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh, initiated the Wagman Observatory, observed in the Allegheny Observatory's astrometry program and tirelessly promoted public interest in astronomy. The name was suggested by T. P. Kohman.Naming citation (20040107/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Reiland is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Reiland is 2.57 au from the Sun and 3.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10320 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 TR1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.82 km (#15,628 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.508 |
| Rotation period | 5.92 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.53 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 6.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.978 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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