(10811) Lau Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 March 1993 by UESAC at La Silla.
Lau is a parish on southern Gotland. The resonating echo in its large church lasts for up to twelve seconds.Naming citation (20060219/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lau is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lau is 2.31 au from the Sun and 1.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10811 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 FM19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.67 km (#6,914 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.274 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.79 |
| Orbital period | 5.02 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 3.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.218 |
| Inclination | 7.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 17 March 1993
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- (7705) Humeln
- (8534) Knutsson
- (8540) Ardeberg
- (8695) Bergvall
- (8696) Kjeriksson
- (9617) Grahamchapman
- (9618) Johncleese
- (9619) Terrygilliam
- (9620) Ericidle
- (10123) Fideoja
- (10553) Stenkumla