(10927) Vaucluse Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 January 1998 by R. Roy at Blauvac.
Vaucluse is a French département. This minor planet was discovered by a member of AUDE (Association des Utilisateurs de Détecteurs Électroniques) based in the little Vaucluse village of Saint-Estève in the commune of Blauvac.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #12, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vaucluse is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vaucluse is 2.29 au from the Sun and 1.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10927 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 BB42 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.92 km (#6,665 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0810 |
| Rotation period | 5.48 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.33 |
| Orbital period | 4.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.129 |
| Inclination | 6.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.