(11459) Andraspal Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
András Pál (b. 1981) is a researcher at the Konkoly Observatory in Budapest who develops computer tools for the processing and interpretation of small body visual and infrared observations.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Andraspal is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andraspal is 2.01 au from the Sun and 2.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11459 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 ET13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.05 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.11 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.217 |
| Inclination | 4.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.784 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Andras
All asteroids named after someone called Andras
Also discovered on 1 March 1981
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- (3016) Meuse
- (3029) Sanders
- (3030) Vehrenberg
- (3042) Zelinsky
- (3058) Delmary
- (3075) Bornmann
- (3135) Lauer
- (3308) Ferreri
- (3472) Upgren
- (3498) Belton
- (3503) Brandt