(13534) Alain-Fournier Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 September 1991 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Alain-Fournier (Henri-Alban Fournier, 1886-1914) was a French novelist and literary critic. In 1913 he published his novel Le Grand Meaulnes, which was widely admired and became a classic in French literature.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-09-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alain-Fournier is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alain-Fournier is 2.87 au from the Sun and 1.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13534 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 RZ11 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.9 km (#4,600 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0710 |
| Rotation period | 6.21 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.6 |
| Orbital period | 5.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 1.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 4 September 1991
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