(10554) Vasterhejde Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 March 1993 by UESAC at La Silla.
Västerhejde is a parish on the west coast of Gotland. Its church, originating from the thirteenth century, is the only one on Gotland with a church tower of a type normally found only in the southern provinces of Sweden.Naming citation (20080520/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vasterhejde is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vasterhejde is 3.47 au from the Sun and 4.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10554 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 FO34 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.0 km (#4,589 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0770 |
| Rotation period | 21.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.62 |
| Orbital period | 5.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 7.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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