(11061) Lagerlof Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 September 1991 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Swedish novelist Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940) wrote beautiful stories, using popular tales of her Vaermlandian homeland. She dealt with social problems, questions of fault and responsibility from a religious-ethical point of view. Awarded the Nobel prize for literature in 1909, she was the first female member of the Swedish Academy.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lagerlof is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lagerlof is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11061 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 RS40 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.99 |
| Orbital period | 4.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0844 |
| Inclination | 2.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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