(11765) Alfredfowler Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 October 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Alfred Fowler (1868-1940) was a British astrophysicist who measured spectral lines in the laboratory, the earth's atmosphere, comets and stars. He was the first general secretary of the International Astronomical Union.Naming citation (20071124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alfredfowler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alfredfowler is 2.14 au from the Sun and 3.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11765 |
| Provisional designation | 9057 P-L |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.82 km (#13,163 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.175 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.47 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 3.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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