(10907) Savalle Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 December 1997 by ODAS at Caussols.
Renaud Savalle (b. 1971), astronomical software programmer, wrote the CCD acquisition system used by the Asteroid Survey at Caussols that allowed this minor planet to be discovered. He now works at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, where he is a systems programmer.Naming citation (20000726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Savalle is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Savalle is 2.91 au from the Sun and 3.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10907 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 XG5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.98 km (#10,655 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.163 |
| Rotation period | 6.08 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.31 |
| Orbital period | 4.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.83 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.58 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0884 |
| Inclination | 2.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.