(10744) Tsuruta Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 December 1988 by T. Kojima at Chiyoda.
Masatoshi Tsuruta (b. 1938), president of the Saga Astronomical Society since 1998, is an instructor during observing sessions and is engaged in the spread of astronomical activities at the Saga City Observatory. He is particularly gifted as a photographer of diffuse nebulae.Naming citation (20100330/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tsuruta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tsuruta is 2.79 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10744 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 XO |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.22 km (#8,614 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.263 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.25 |
| Orbital period | 4.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.179 |
| Inclination | 15.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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