(10585) Wabi-Sabi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 April 1996 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Wabi-Sabi is the quintessential Japanese aesthetic. Valued are one-of-a-kind objects of natural materials in the private domain, showing a sense of the “rustic” and of simplicity, as well as functional sufficiency in the face of material poverty, obvious repair, or age. The name was suggested by J. Montani.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wabi-Sabi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wabi-Sabi is 2.10 au from the Sun and 1.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10585 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 GD21 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.93 km (#17,106 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.273 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.3 |
| Orbital period | 3.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0889 |
| Inclination | 3.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.