(11295) Gustaflarsson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 March 1992 by UESAC at La Silla.
Carl Gustaf Larsson (1893-1985), born in Norrlanda, Gotland, was originally a carpenter but started to write poems in the local language spoken on Gotland. He is also well known for his photographs describing daily life on Gotland.Naming citation (20100527/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gustaflarsson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gustaflarsson is 3.62 au from the Sun and 4.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11295 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 EU28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.0 km (#3,731 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0930 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.05 |
| Orbital period | 5.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.198 |
| Inclination | 1.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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