(11105) Puchnarova Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 October 1995 by J. Ticha at Klet.
Dana Puchnarová (b. 1938) is a Czech painter and graphic artist. Her abstract art comes from natural and cosmic structures. An important part of her work is teaching, and the discoverer, as a young girl, was one of her pupils.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Puchnarova is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Puchnarova is 2.02 au from the Sun and 1.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11105 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 UR2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.93 km (#7,735 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0770 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.42 |
| Orbital period | 4.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 3.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.265 |
| Inclination | 4.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.000 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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