(10346) Triathlon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 April 1992 by Shoemaker, C. S., Levy, D. H. at Palomar.
Since Pam Truty founded the Burn Lake Triathlon in Las Cruces, New Mexico, in 1984, the relay team of Wendee Wallach-Levy, Laura Wright and Barbara Pardo has won medals every year, including 14 golds. Laura has also done more than 30 years volunteer work for the American Red Cross.Naming citation (19991123/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Triathlon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Triathlon is 2.84 au from the Sun and 1.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10346 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 GA1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.79 km (#13,242 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.340 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.208 |
| Inclination | 24.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.885 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.