(11008) Ernst Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Carolyn M. Ernst (b. 1979) is a planetary scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory specializing in impact physics of asteroids and other solar system objects.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ernst is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ernst is 2.55 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11008 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EO7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.00 km (#10,617 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.338 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.68 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 13.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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