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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | February 2, 1992 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 10793 |
| Named after | Quito |
| Alternate name(s) | 1992 CU2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.4403191 |
| Peri | 2.9032919 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0846564 |
| Orbital period | 2063.2803498 |
| Mean anomaly | 50.76446 |
| Inclination | 8.09622 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 276.65980 |
| Argument of peri | 102.95435 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.6 |
10793 Quito (1992 CU2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 2, 1992 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory. It is named for the city of Quito, the capital city of Ecuador.[1]
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