(13101) Fransson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 March 1993 by UESAC at La Silla.
Claes Fransson (b. 1951) is a professor in astronomy at Stockholm University, who works on supernovae and nucleosynthesis.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fransson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fransson is 2.60 au from the Sun and 2.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13101 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 FS10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.47 km (#14,042 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.279 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.6 |
| Orbital period | 3.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0928 |
| Inclination | 6.89° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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