(11669) Pascalscholl Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1997 by ODAS at Caussols.
Pascal Scholl (b. 1994) is the younger son of astronomer Hans Scholl.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pascalscholl is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pascalscholl is 2.51 au from the Sun and 1.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11669 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 XY8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.06 km (#8,832 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0400 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.09 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0913 |
| Inclination | 1.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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