(10428) Wanders Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Adrianus S. P. J. M. Wanders (1903-1984) was a Dutch astronomer who published important Dutch popular books on astronomy. In the 1930s he studied the sun, particularly sunspots, with M. G. J. Minnaert. The name was suggested by W. A. Fröger.Naming citation (20010705/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wanders is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wanders is 2.43 au from the Sun and 1.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10428 |
| Provisional designation | 2073 P-L |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.67 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.181 |
| Inclination | 2.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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