(11426) Molster Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Lucia Glen Molster (2007 Apr. 26-27) was the beloved daughter of Dutch astronomers Frank and Nathalie Molster.Naming citation (20070730/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Molster is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Molster is 3.55 au from the Sun and 4.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11426 |
| Provisional designation | 2527 P-L |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.52 km (#5,401 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0930 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.55 |
| Orbital period | 5.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 4.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.280 |
| Inclination | 15.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Lucia
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Also discovered on 24 September 1960
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- (1744) Harriet
- (1776) Kuiper
- (1777) Gehrels
- (1795) Woltjer
- (1808) Bellerophon
- (1809) Prometheus
- (1810) Epimetheus
- (1811) Bruwer
- (1812) Gilgamesh
- (1846) Bengt
- (1868) Thersites