(11855) Preller Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 September 1988 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Friedrich Preller the Elder (1804-1878), German painter and etcher, was court painter in Weimar and, beginning in 1834, director of the “Freie Zeichenschule”. His wall paintings were in late classical style with elements of Romanticism. His main works are the 16 monumental Odyssee frescos in the New Museum of Weimar.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Preller is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Preller is 2.94 au from the Sun and 3.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11855 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 RS3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.57 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.19 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.78 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.244 |
| Inclination | 2.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.779 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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