(10313) Vanessa-Mae Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 August 1990 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Brilliant violinist Vanessa-Mae (b. 1978) created a “bridge between classical and popular music”. Her debut album in 1995 sold two million copies. She has won world recognition for her performances in the most prestigious halls.Naming citation (20030318/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vanessa-Mae is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vanessa-Mae is 2.72 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10313 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 QW17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.64 km (#15,985 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.440 |
| Rotation period | 2.82 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.68 |
| Orbital period | 3.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.78 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.212 |
| Inclination | 4.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.786 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.