10120 Ypres
| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | Caussols |
| Discovery date | December 18, 1992 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 10120 |
| Named after | Ypres |
| Alternative names | 1992 YH2 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.3806197 |
| Peri | 2.9715341 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0644011 |
| Orbital period | 2067.4496252 |
| Mean anomaly | 290.61903 |
| Inclination | 10.51347 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 86.58702 |
| Argument of peri | 329.34616 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.9 |
10120 Ypres (1992 YH2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 18, 1992 by E. W. Elst at Caussols. It is named after the city of Ypres in Belgium that was destroyed during World War I.
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