(11984) Manet Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 October 1995 by E. W. Elst at Caussols.
French painter Edouard Manet (1832-1883) was a pivotal figure in the transition of realism to impressionism. He is well known for his The Luncheon in the Grass (1863), Olympia (1863) and Folies-Bergère (1882).Naming citation (20090806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Manet is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Manet is 2.84 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11984 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 UK45 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.68 km (#9,440 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0950 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.9 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0805 |
| Inclination | 1.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Edouard
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Also discovered on 20 October 1995
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