(10090) Sikorsky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 October 1990 by Karachkina, L. G., Kastel', G. R. at Nauchnyj.
Born in Russia, aircraft designer Igor' Ivanovich Sikorsky (1889-1972) built and flew the first multimotored airplanes. In 1919 he emigrated to the U.S. and created some 15 different types of aircraft. His helicopters were the first to fly across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sikorsky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sikorsky is 2.17 au from the Sun and 1.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10090 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 TK15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.63 km (#11,361 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.327 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.61 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 6.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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