(10311) Fantin-Latour Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 August 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Henri Fantin-Latour (1836-1904) was known for his still-life paintings with flowers and later for his lithographs. Famous also for his portrait groups, which he arranged in rows of heads, he immortalized many contemporary French celebrities.Naming citation (19991123/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fantin-Latour is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fantin-Latour is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10311 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 QL9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.07 km (#8,813 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.191 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.74 |
| Orbital period | 4.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.83 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.00961 |
| Inclination | 2.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.83 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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