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10431 Pottasch

asteroid
Place Asteroid Q1484418

Facts

26 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +25
Follows
10430 Martschmidt[6]
Followed by
10432 Ullischwarz[7]
Absolute magnitude
+14.4, +14.84[17][18]
Albedo
+0.348[37]
Apoapsis
+3.322, +3.325898007170845[28][29]
Argument of periapsis
+230.02497, +230.046355883878[32][33]
Diameter
+3.109[36]
Discoverer or inventor
Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Tom Gehrels[1][2][3]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[38]
Longitude of ascending node
+195.70114, +195.6309003122308[24][25]
Mean anomaly
+250.96640, +48.68187075125522[34][35]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[8]
Named after
Stuart Pottasch[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.21 (0.2–0.21, n=3)[14][15][16]
Orbital inclination
+4.89586, +4.897026504775374[19][20]
Orbital period
+4.57, +1668.620889263717[21][22]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[9]
Periapsis
+2.1869737, +2.180524037083217[30][31]
Provisional designation
1997 XK5, 4042 P-L[10][11]
Rotation period
+7.267[23]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.7542823, +2.753211022127031[26][27]
Significant event
naming[13]
Site of astronomical discovery
Palomar Observatory[4]
Time of discovery or invention
September 24, 1960[12]
Time of periapsis
+2460774.8567042667[39]
🏷️ Also known as
en 10431 Pottasch en Pottasch de (10431) Pottasch fa سیارک 10431 fa سیارک ۱۰۴۳۱ pt 10431 pottasch ru 1997 XK5 ru (10431) 4042 P-L ru 4042 P-L ru PLS4042 ru Pottasch uk 10431 Pottasch uk 10431 Поташ zh 小行星10431
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y816p
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20010431
Minor Planet Center body ID
10431

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Discoverer or inventor 3
Tom Gehrels, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Cornelis Johannes van Houten
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
10432 Ullischwarz
Followed by (predecessor) 1
10432 Ullischwarz
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Named after 1
Stuart Pottasch
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Palomar Observatory
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Cornelis Johannes van Houten Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld Tom Gehrels

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  6. [6] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
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  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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