(11379) Flaubert Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 September 1998 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880) was a French writer who conceived a strong dislike of accepted ideas. He narrowly escaped conviction by the French government for the alleged immorality of his masterpiece, Madame Bovary (1857).Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Flaubert is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Flaubert is 3.01 au from the Sun and 3.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11379 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SY74 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.76 km (#11,082 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.214 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.33 |
| Orbital period | 4.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.221 |
| Inclination | 4.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Gustave
All asteroids named after someone called Gustave
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