(11041) Fechner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1989 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Gustav Theodor Fechner (1801-1887) was a German physicist and philosopher who founded the science of psychophysics. In his Elemente der Psychophysik (1860) he established a relation between sensations and the stimuli producing them (i.e., the “Weber-Fechner Law”).Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fechner is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fechner is 2.15 au from the Sun and 1.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11041 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 SH2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 6.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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