(10485) Sarahyeomans Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 September 1984 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Sarah Katherine Yeomans (b. 1974) received her Ph.D. from the University of Southern California in 2021 with a thesis on Roman civic medicine. She has studied ancient Roman medical facilities, practitioners and instrumentation in Italy as well as present day Bulgaria and Turkey.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #6, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sarahyeomans is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sarahyeomans is 2.95 au from the Sun and 2.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10485 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 SY5 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.5 km (#3,901 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0710 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.26 |
| Orbital period | 5.87 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 3.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.142 |
| Inclination | 2.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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