(10055) Silcher Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 December 1987 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Where Silcher is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Silcher is 2.88 au from the Sun and 2.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10055 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 YC1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.23 km (#8,602 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.199 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.72 |
| Orbital period | 5.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.96 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0579 |
| Inclination | 0.468° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.