(11466) Katharinaotto Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Katharina A. Otto (b. 1984) is a scientist at the German Aerospace Center (DLR-Berlin) studying the effects of Coriolis force in shaping surface features on Vesta through analysis of Dawn spacecraft images.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Katharinaotto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Katharinaotto is 1.81 au from the Sun and 2.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11466 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EL33 |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 166 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.19 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.56 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.316 |
| Inclination | 5.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.549 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Katharina
All asteroids named after someone called Katharina
Also discovered on 1 March 1981
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- (3030) Vehrenberg
- (3042) Zelinsky
- (3058) Delmary
- (3075) Bornmann
- (3135) Lauer
- (3308) Ferreri
- (3472) Upgren
- (3498) Belton
- (3503) Brandt