(10287) Smale Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 October 1982 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.
American mathematician Stephen Smale (b. 1930) is a member of National Academy of Sciences. He concentrates on the junction of algebraic topology and theory of differential equations and on problems of complexity of algorithms. The name was suggested by V. J. Judovich.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Smale is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Smale is 2.98 au from the Sun and 3.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10287 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 UK7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.7 km (#4,709 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0540 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.06 |
| Orbital period | 3.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.245 |
| Inclination | 4.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.849 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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