(10262) Samoilov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 October 1975 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Evgenij Valerianovich Samoilov (b. 1912) is a well-known Russian dramatic actor and People's Artist of the former U.S.S.R. He performs at the State Academic Maly Theatre in Moscow.Naming citation (20020328/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Samoilov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Samoilov is 2.33 au from the Sun and 1.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10262 |
| Provisional designation | 1975 TQ3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.7 km (#4,735 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.150 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.28 |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 13.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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