(10432) Ullischwarz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Ulrich Schwarz (b. 1932) is an astronomer in Groningen. He studied in Leiden and Berne. He worked mainly on radio astronomy and interstellar matter, as well as for improvements of the instruments of radio astronomy.Naming citation (20010705/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ullischwarz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ullischwarz is 2.16 au from the Sun and 2.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10432 |
| Provisional designation | 4623 P-L |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.50 km (#13,950 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.190 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.02 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0905 |
| Inclination | 3.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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