(11963) Ignace Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 August 1994 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Ignace Van der Gucht (b. 1959) is a graduate in electronics and chief of construction at the Royal Observatory at Uccle, where he places his abilities at the disposal of his colleagues, particularly when they have problems with configuring and upgrading their computers.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ignace is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ignace is 2.92 au from the Sun and 2.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11963 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 PO16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.26 km (#6,341 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0650 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.26 |
| Orbital period | 4.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0591 |
| Inclination | 6.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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