(11392) Paulpeeters Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 November 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Paul Peeters (b. 1946) is a Belgian amateur astronomer who started to observe eruptive and pulsating variable stars with the Mira astronomy club in Grimbergen. He has an observatory in Keerbergen and by day he is a judo teacher.Naming citation (20120831/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Paulpeeters is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paulpeeters is 2.75 au from the Sun and 3.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11392 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 WC3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.83 km (#6,747 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0870 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.21 |
| Orbital period | 4.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0201 |
| Inclination | 6.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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