(11596) Francetic Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 May 1995 by T. B. Spahr at Catalina Station.
Daniel Francetic (1933-2014) was director and space science educator of the Euclid High School Planetarium in Euclid, Ohio. Past president of the Great Lakes Planetarium Association and founding member of the Cleveland Regional Association of Planetariums, his passion for teaching astronomy touched innumerable students.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Francetic is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Francetic is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11596 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 KA1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.66 km (#8,037 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.84 |
| Orbital period | 3.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.231 |
| Inclination | 19.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.902 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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