(10704) Sidey Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 September 1981 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Jennifer (Jenni) Anne MacKinnon Sidey-Gibbons (b. 1988) studied at McGill University and earned her PhD from the University of Cambridge, where she continued on as assistant professor and lecturer in engineering. Her research related to combustion and the complex processes involved. In 2017, she was selected as an astronaut by the Canadian Space Agency.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #15, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sidey is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sidey is 2.71 au from the Sun and 1.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10704 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 RQ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 7.51 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.43 |
| Orbital period | 4.94 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0938 |
| Inclination | 2.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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