(11305) Ahlqvist Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 March 1993 by UESAC at La Silla.
David Ahlqvist (1900-1988) was an artist, author, musician and for many years a leading personality in the cultural life on Gotland.Naming citation (20100527/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ahlqvist is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ahlqvist is 2.12 au from the Sun and 1.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11305 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 FS6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.52 km (#16,232 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.700 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.42 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0859 |
| Inclination | 3.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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