(10389) Robmanning Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 June 1997 by NEAT at Haleakala.
Rob Manning (b. 1958) was the Flight System Chief Engineer for the successful Mars Pathfinder mission at JPL. He was responsible for all technical aspects of the Pathfinder spacecraft. He also led the team that designed, developed, tested and operated Pathfinder's very successful entry, descent and landing system.Naming citation (20020526/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Robmanning is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Robmanning is 2.71 au from the Sun and 3.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10389 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 LD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.95 km (#10,706 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.238 |
| Rotation period | 5.77 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.15 |
| Orbital period | 3.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.202 |
| Inclination | 4.93° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.801 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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