(11935) Olakarlsson Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 March 1993 by UESAC at La Silla.

Ola Karlsson (b. 1973) has for several years been studying Jupiter Trojans, both by physical observations and by numerical integrations resulting in his thesis A Study of Jupiter Trojans.Naming citation (20120831/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Olakarlsson is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Olakarlsson is 2.26 au from the Sun and 2.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number11935
Provisional designation1993 FB8
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.89 km (#10,838 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.169
Absolute magnitude (H)14.35
Orbital period4.62 years
Semi-major axis2.77 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.25 – 3.30 au
Eccentricity0.188
Inclination3.81°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.24 au

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

Also discovered on 17 March 1993

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