(10120) Ypres Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 December 1992 by E. W. Elst at Caussols.
With Bruges and Ghent, Ypres virtually controlled Flanders in the thirteenth century. During the Middle Ages, it became a major cloth-weaving city. Within the bulge of the British lines during World War I, Ypres was completely destroyed, subsequently to be rebuilt in its original style.Naming citation (19990928/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ypres is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ypres is 2.96 au from the Sun and 2.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10120 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 YH2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.1 km (#3,673 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0780 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.21 |
| Orbital period | 5.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.95 – 3.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0699 |
| Inclination | 10.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.97 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 18 December 1992
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- (8188) Okegaya
- (10119) Remarque
- (10551) Goteborg
- (11926) Orinoco
- (12339) Carloo
- (12340) Stalle
- (12747) Michageffert
- (16598) Brugmansia
- (17518) Redqueen
- (17519) Pritsak
- (20041) Gainor