(10795) Babben Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 March 1992 by UESAC at La Silla.

Barbro Babben Larsson (b. 1956), born on Gotland, is a Swedish actress, singer and comedienne. Famous for her one-liners, she was one of those who introduced stand-up comedy in Sweden.Naming citation (20091004/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Babben is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Babben is 3.11 au from the Sun and 3.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number10795
Provisional designation1992 EB5
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter17.0 km (#2,664 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0920
Rotation period6.66 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.24
Orbital period5.77 years
Semi-major axis3.22 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.11 – 3.32 au
Eccentricity0.0328
Inclination22.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.12 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 1 March 1992

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