(11464) Moser Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Danielle Moser (b. 1980) is a scientist working for the NASA Meteoroid Environment Office whose research includes meteor shower forecasting and estimating the energies of lunar impactors.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Moser is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Moser is 2.22 au from the Sun and 2.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11464 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EL28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.42 km (#9,845 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0770 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.65 |
| Orbital period | 5.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 3.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.267 |
| Inclination | 1.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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