(10799) Yucatan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 July 1992 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
The Yucatán peninsula became a Mexican state in 1824. It is a popular tourist destination because of its old Mayan centers, such as “Uxmal”. It is also the location of the presumed impact of a large minor planet or comet about 65 million years ago.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yucatan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yucatan is 2.49 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10799 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 OY2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.72 km (#5,977 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0640 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.24 |
| Orbital period | 3.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.194 |
| Inclination | 4.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.982 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 26 July 1992
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- (7093) Jonleake
- (8686) Akenside
- (9194) Ananoff
- (10350) Spallanzani
- (12742) Delisle
- (16583) Oersted
- (29244) Van Damme