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(10302) 1989 ML is an as yet unnamed near-Earth asteroid. It is approximately 0.6 km in diameter. An Amor asteroid it orbits between Earth and Mars. It is an X-type asteroid so its surface composition is yet unknown. It was discovered by Eleanor F. Helin and Jeff T. Alu at Palomar Observatory on June 29 1989.The Delta-v (‘effort’) required to reach 1989 ML from a low-Earth orbit is only 4.8 km/s ranking fifth (as of March 2007) amongst the near-Earth asteroids with well-established orbits.

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