(54411) Bobestelle Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 June 2000 by Stetson, P. B., Balam, D. D. at Mauna Kea.
George Robert Stetson has been an amateur astronomer since the 1930s. Bob and Estelle Marie Ives were married on 1945 July 1 and have been happily married since. They raised three sons, one electronic engineer and two Ph.D.s in science, and they have eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bobestelle is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bobestelle is 3.34 au from the Sun and 3.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 54411 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 LH10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.63 km (#6,962 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0600 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.43 |
| Orbital period | 4.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 3.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.184 |
| Inclination | 10.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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