(10538) Torode Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 November 1991 by B. G. W. Manning at Stakenbridge.
In a 1992 study of 170 astrolabes, British industrial chemist Rowland K. E. Torode (b. 1923) measured the ecliptic longitudes of the stars depicted and thereby determined, with allowance for precession, the ages of the instruments. He was also secretary of the Kidderminster Astronomical Society for several years.Naming citation (20030806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Torode is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Torode is 1.83 au from the Sun and 1.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10538 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 VP2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.63 km (#17,300 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.349 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.9 |
| Orbital period | 3.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Inclination | 0.291° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.839 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.