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10462 Saxogrammaticus

asteroid
Place asteroid Q13409242

Facts

23 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +22
Follows
10461 Dawilliams[4]
Followed by
10463 Bannister[5]
Absolute magnitude
+15.3, +15.53[15][16]
Apoapsis
+2.699, +2.697305238127751[25][26]
Argument of periapsis
+87.75860, +88.34171955552803[29][30]
Discoverer or inventor
Richard Martin West[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[33]
Longitude of ascending node
+150.42596, +150.2371228711793[21][22]
Mean anomaly
+336.75338, +321.3681034036445[31][32]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Saxo Grammaticus[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.2 (0.2–0.2, n=3)[12][13][14]
Orbital inclination
+6.61482, +6.617293823489888[17][18]
Orbital period
+3.35, +1225.248111522126[19][20]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+1.7817065, +1.784439035860693[27][28]
Provisional designation
1979 KM, 1992 EN10[8][9]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.2404189, +2.240872136994222[23][24]
Significant event
naming[11]
Site of astronomical discovery
La Silla Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
May 19, 1979[10]
Time of periapsis
+2461131.982384303[34]
🏷️ Also known as
en (10462) 1979 KM en 10462 Saxogrammaticus en Saxogrammaticus de (10462) Saxogrammaticus es (10462) 1979 KM fr (10462) 1979 KM it (10462) 1979 KM pt (10462) 1979 KM zh 小行星10462
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11f3znlr38
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20010462
Minor Planet Center body ID
10462

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 1
Richard Martin West
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
10463 Bannister
Followed by (predecessor) 1
10463 Bannister
Follows 1
10461 Dawilliams
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Named after 1
Saxo Grammaticus
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
10461 Dawilliams
Site of astronomical discovery 1
La Silla Observatory
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Saxo Grammaticus

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  1. [1] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 25w ago · Peter James · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.35'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1225.248111522126'}
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2404189'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.240872136994222'}
    Significant event → naming
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