(11007) Granahan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 November 1980 by S. J. Bus at Palomar.
James C. Granahan (b. 1965) is a scientist at Leidos Inc. whose research includes spectroscopic analysis of asteroids Gaspra and Ida using data from the Galileo spacecraft mission.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Granahan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Granahan is 2.24 au from the Sun and 2.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11007 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 VA3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.59 km (#13,739 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.344 |
| Rotation period | 4.82 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.3 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 3.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.935 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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