(11673) Baur Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 January 1998 by Farra d'Isonzo at Farra d'Isonzo.
German amateur astronomer Johann M. Baur (b. 1930) founded the Chaonis Observatory in northern Italy and there discovered many minor planets by means of photographic plates. The telescope he used to make his first discovery is still in use at the Farra Observatory.Naming citation (20020921/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Baur is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Baur is 2.40 au from the Sun and 1.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11673 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 BJ19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.64 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0878 |
| Inclination | 2.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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