(11582) Bleuler Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 August 1994 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler (1857-1939), author of Lehrbuch der Psychiatrie (1916), introduced the term “schizophrenia”. He extended the work of Freud with neurotic patients to psychotic patients, insisting that psychosis could have psychological, rather than physical causes.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bleuler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bleuler is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11582 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 PC14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 9.60 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.91 |
| Orbital period | 4.87 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.86 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.00532 |
| Inclination | 0.970° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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