(11947) Kimclijsters Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 August 1993 by E. W. Elst at Caussols.
Kim Clijsters (b. 1983) is a famous Belgian tennis player.Naming citation (20030910/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kimclijsters is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kimclijsters is 3.09 au from the Sun and 4.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11947 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 PK7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.67 km (#6,007 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0850 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.89 |
| Orbital period | 5.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 3.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.212 |
| Inclination | 0.196° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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