(10255) Taunus Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
The Taunus is the continuation of the Hundsrück at the eastern side of the Rhine. Its highest mountain, at 880 m, is called “Feldberg in the Taunus”. As in the Schwarzwald, there are lots of thermal springs.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Taunus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Taunus is 2.41 au from the Sun and 3.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10255 |
| Provisional designation | 3398 T-3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.17 km (#14,788 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.335 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.87 |
| Orbital period | 3.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 2.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.985 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (5700) Homerus
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