(10234) Sixtygarden Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 December 1997 by Ticha, J., Tichy, M. at Klet.
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Where Sixtygarden is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sixtygarden is 2.79 au from the Sun and 2.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10234 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 YB8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.09 km (#5,690 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.235 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.81 |
| Orbital period | 5.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.77 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0721 |
| Inclination | 10.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.76 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 27 December 1997
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- (15938) Bohnenblust
- (16861) Lipovetsky
- (31189) Tricomi
- (31190) Toussaint
- (33103) Pintar
- (52649) Chrismith
- (65885) Lubenow