(11073) Cavell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 1992 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Edith (Louisa) Cavell (1865-1915) was an English nurse who in 1907 was appointed to the Berkendael Institute in Brussels, where she greatly improved the standard of nursing. In 1915 she was sentenced to death and shot by the Germans, because she had helped Allied soldiers escape from Belgium.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cavell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cavell is 2.74 au from the Sun and 1.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11073 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 RA4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.04 km (#15,120 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.400 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.64 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 1.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.968 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 September 1992
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- (7881) Schieferdecker
- (8291) Bingham
- (8524) Paoloruffini
- (8525) Nielsabel
- (9365) Chinesewilson
- (9610) Vischer
- (9611) Anouck
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