(10270) Skoglov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 March 1980 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at La Silla.
Erik Skoglöv (b. 1968) is an astronomer at Uppsala Observatory working on the dynamical spin vector evolution of minor planets.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Skoglov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Skoglov is 2.55 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10270 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 FX3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.69 km (#15,881 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.387 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.74 |
| Orbital period | 3.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0856 |
| Inclination | 5.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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