(11326) Ladislavschmied Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 September 1995 by L. Sarounova at Ondrejov.

The Czech amateur astronomer Ladislav Schmied (b. 1927) is well known for his systematic observations of the sun. He has made more than 10 000 plots of the solar photosphere during the last 50 years. The name was suggested by P. Spurný.Naming citation (19991123/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Ladislavschmied is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ladislavschmied is 2.14 au from the Sun and 1.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number11326
Provisional designation1995 SL
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.84 km (#15,580 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.458
Absolute magnitude (H)14.28
Orbital period3.85 years
Semi-major axis2.45 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.14 – 2.77 au
Eccentricity0.127
Inclination5.70°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.16 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Ladislav

Also discovered on 17 September 1995

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