(11907) Naranen Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 March 1992 by UESAC at La Silla.

Jyri Näränen (b. 1979) is a Finnish astronomer who works on the surface composition and structure of Mercury and the moon.Naming citation (20090806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Naranen is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Naranen is 2.76 au from the Sun and 3.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number11907
Provisional designation1992 ER8
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.43 km (#9,831 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.345
Absolute magnitude (H)13.46
Orbital period4.78 years
Semi-major axis2.84 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.68 – 3.00 au
Eccentricity0.0563
Inclination2.98°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.67 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 2 March 1992

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