1037060

1037060 is a numbered minor planet belonging to the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. It was discovered on 15 October 2004 by the Catalina Sky Survey at the Mount Lemmon Observatory in Arizona, United States. The discoverers initially assigned it the provisional designation 2004 TC12, before its orbit was confirmed and the asteroid received its permanent number.

The asteroid occupies a typical main-belt orbit with a semi-major axis of 2.57 astronomical units, placing it in the central region of the belt. Its orbital period is approximately 4.1 Earth years, and its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.12 and an inclination of 5.4 degrees relative to the ecliptic. As a minor planet, 1037060 is thought to be a rocky body composed primarily of silicate material, although its exact composition remains uncertain due to limited spectral data.

The estimated diameter of 1037060 is about 3.5 kilometers, based on an assumed albedo of 0.15 and its absolute magnitude of 15.8. Its rotation period has not been recorded in the Minor Planet Center database, and no significant variabilities in brightness have been reported in the available photometric studies. The absence of any close planetary encounters or significant dynamical resonances places 1037060 among the many stable main-belt objects that are dynamically quiescent over astronomically relevant timescales.

Although no official name has been adopted for the asteroid, several amateur astronomers have suggested possible name candidates, but these remain unofficial. Future observational campaigns may refine its physical parameters and potentially detect surface features or binary companions, contributing to the broader understanding of the population of small bodies in the inner Solar System.