(10013) Stenholm Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 1978 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at La Silla.
Lund astronomer Björn Stenholm has for many years worked on outreach activities in astronomy, notably as editor of the Swedish journal Populär Astronomi.Naming citation (20031110/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stenholm is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stenholm is 2.62 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10013 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 RR8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.4 km (#4,877 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0290 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.2 |
| Orbital period | 3.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.240 |
| Inclination | 11.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.876 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Bjorn
All asteroids named after someone called Bjorn
Also discovered on 2 September 1978
- (4310) Stromholm
- (7047) Lundstrom
- (8786) Belskaya
- (9265) Ekman
- (9266) Holger
- (9267) Lokrume
- (10265) Gunnarsson
- (10458) Sfranke
- (10997) Gahm
- (11256) Fuglesang
- (12663) Bjorkegren
- (13908) Wolbern