(11584) Ferenczi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 August 1994 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Sándor Ferenczi (1873-1933) was a Hungarian psychoanalyst who improved the therapeutic technique of free association. In The Development of Psychoanalysis (1924) he favored the creation of a loving, permissive atmosphere by the therapist.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ferenczi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ferenczi is 2.97 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11584 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 PP39 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.04 km (#8,871 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.232 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.78 |
| Orbital period | 5.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0739 |
| Inclination | 9.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Sandor
All asteroids named after someone called Sandor
Also discovered on 10 August 1994
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- (9079) Gesner
- (9205) Eddywally
- (9392) Cavaillon
- (9393) Apta
- (9394) Manosque
- (9395) Saint Michel
- (9638) Fuchs