(10119) Remarque Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 December 1992 by E. W. Elst at Caussols.

Named in memory of Eric Maria Remarque (1898–1970) German novelist, chiefly known for his Im Westen nichts Neues (All Quiet on the Western Front, 1929). At 18 he was drafted into the German army and wounded several times. His novel records the daily horrors of war in laconic understatement, in shocking contrast to patriotic rhetoric. In 1933 his books were burnt by the Nazis.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #11, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Remarque is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Remarque is 2.77 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number10119
Provisional designation1992 YC1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter14.3 km (#3,326 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0480
Rotation period6.81 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.18
Orbital period5.55 years
Semi-major axis3.13 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.71 – 3.55 au
Eccentricity0.134
Inclination2.52°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.72 au

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

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