(10486) Teron Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 February 1985 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Chris Teron (b. 1957) is a Canadian architect and amateur astronomer. He is RASC Ottawa Centre's long-serving Secretary and A/V support person, and active in public outreach. Chris was a director and facility designer for Ottawa Centre's 2001 millennium SmartScope project, and offered key technical support to the 2006 and 2017 RASC General Assemblies.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #15, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Teron is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Teron is 2.20 au from the Sun and 3.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10486 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 CS2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.06 km (#15,054 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.472 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.45 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0921 |
| Inclination | 3.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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