(11520) Fromm Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 April 1991 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Erich Fromm (1900-1980) was a German psychoanalyst who believed that mankind could develop a psychologically balanced, sane society. He is widely known for Escape from Freedom (1941), but already in 1930 he had written Das Christus Dogma, which stresses the neglect of social factors in human psychology.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fromm is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fromm is 2.50 au from the Sun and 2.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11520 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 GE8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.51 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0961 |
| Inclination | 5.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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