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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | January 30, 1992 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 10101 |
| Named after | Joseph Fourier |
| Alternate name(s) | 1992 BM2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.4733539 |
| Peri | 2.0245213 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0997877 |
| Orbital period | 1231.8689844 |
| Mean anomaly | 348.11861 |
| Inclination | 3.91562 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 213.64889 |
| Argument of peri | 208.87791 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.9 |
10101 Fourier (1992 BM2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 30th, 1992 by Eric Walter Elst at the European Southern Observatory. It was named after French mathematician Joseph Fourier.
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