(11802) Ivanovski Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Stavro Lambrov Ivanovski (b. 1977) is a scientist at Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali (IAPS-Rome) whose research includes the dynamics of aspherical dust grains in cometary atmospheres.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ivanovski is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ivanovski is 2.12 au from the Sun and 1.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11802 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EP12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.82 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0724 |
| Inclination | 5.12° |
| 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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