(11842) Kap'bos Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 January 1987 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Kap'bos is a small village, about 20 km east of the city of Antwerp. In 1936 the discoverer was born there. It is currently the site of the Holbach Foundation.Naming citation (20010804/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kap'bos is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kap'bos is 2.14 au from the Sun and 1.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11842 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 BR1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.69 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.3 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0940 |
| Inclination | 3.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.