10415 Mali Lošinj
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Korlević |
| Discovery site | Višnjan Obs. |
| Discovery date | 23 October 1998 |
| Designations | |
| (10415) Mali Lošinj | |
Named after | Mali Lošinj (Croatian island) |
| 1998 UT15 · 1925 VM 1962 WE1 · 1977 TN3 1987 SW20 · 1988 VW7 | |
| main-belt · (outer) background | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 54.52 yr (19,915 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.0650 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.9115 AU |
| 2.9883 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0257 |
| 5.17 yr (1,887 days) | |
| 121.02° | |
| 0° 11m 26.88s / day | |
| Inclination | 14.427° |
| 221.70° | |
| 298.55° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 13.514±0.135 14.912±0.112 km 16.20±0.70 km 18.77 km (calculated) |
| 240.5115±20.6153 h | |
| 0.057 (assumed) 0.128±0.019 0.1521±0.0344 | |
| C · X | |
| 11.54±0.44 · 11.8 · 11.9 · 11.911±0.002 (R) · 12.36 | |
10415 Mali Lošinj (provisional designation 1998 UT15) is a dark background asteroid and very slow rotator from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 16 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Croatian astronomer Korado Korlević at Višnjan Observatory, Croatia, on 23 October 1998. The asteroid was named after the Croatian town of Mali Lošinj.