(10458) Sfranke Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 1978 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at La Silla.
Sigbrit Franke (b. 1942), University Chancellor for the Swedish Universities and University Colleges, has an active interest in developing quality education and research, especially in areas outside a student's major or dominating fields.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sfranke is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sfranke is 2.80 au from the Sun and 2.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10458 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 RM7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.91 km (#15,435 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.209 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.89 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.191 |
| Inclination | 1.45° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.887 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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