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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | G. R. Viscome |
| Discovery site | Rand Observatory |
| Discovery date | October 11, 1997 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 10895 |
| Named after | Ayn Rand |
| Alternate name(s) | 1997 TC18 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.4321217 |
| Peri | 2.0961847 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0741860 |
| Orbital period | 1244.3918113 |
| Mean anomaly | 327.76085 |
| Inclination | 5.14459 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 55.37253 |
| Argument of peri | 61.30245 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.6 |
10895 Aynrand (1997 TC18) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 11, 1997 by G. R. Viscome at Rand Observatory. It was named for writer and philosopher Ayn Rand.[1]
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