(9920) 1981 EZ10

Infobox Planet
minorplanet = yes
width = 25em
bgcolour = #FFFFC0
apsis =
name = mp|(9920) 1981 EZ|10
symbol =


caption = Orbit of mp|(9920) 1981 EZ|10 (blue), planets (red) and the Sun (black). The outermost planet visible is Jupiter.
discovery = yes
discovery_ref =
discoverer = S. J. Bus
discovered = March 1, 1981
designations = yes
mp_name = mp|(9920) 1981 EZ|10
alt_names = mp|1999 DG|7
mp_category =
orbit_ref =
epoch = October 27, 2007
aphelion = 2.8935085 AU
perihelion = 2.6772071 AU
semimajor = 2.7853578 AU
eccentricity = 0.0388283
period = 1697.9305198 d
avg_speed =
inclination = 3.24865°
asc_node = 264.93385°
mean_anomaly = 150.47929°
arg_peri = 29.32171°
satellites =
physical_characteristics = yes
dimensions = ~15.42 km
mass =
density =
surface_grav =
escape_velocity =
sidereal_day =
axial_tilt =
pole_ecliptic_lat =
pole_ecliptic_lon =
albedo = 0.0270
temperatures=yes
temp_name1 = Kelvin
mean_temp_1 =
max_temp_1 =
temp_name2 = Celsius
max_temp_2 =
spectral_type =
abs_magnitude = 13.60

mp|(9920) 1981 EZ|10 is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 4.65 years. [cite web|url = http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=9920|title = 9920 (1981 EZ10)|work = JPL Small-Body Database Browser|publisher = NASA/JPL|accessdate=2008-02-01] It is a member of the Hoffmeister family of asteroids. [cite journal|title = The Hoffmeister asteroid family: inferences from physical data|author = Migliorini, F.; Manara, A.; di Martino, M.; Farinella, P.|journal = Astronomy and Astrophysics|volume = 310|pages = 681–685|date = June 1996|url = http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1996A&A...310..681M|accessdate = 2008-02-10]

Discovered on March 1, 1981 by Schelte Bus at the Siding Spring Observatory, it was given the provisional designation "mp|1981 EZ|10". [(9920) 1981 EZ10 "Minor Planet Center's Minor Planet Ephemeris Service"]

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