(11832) Pustylnik Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 September 1984 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.

Izold Pustylnik (1938-2008), native of the Ukrainian city of Odessa, was a staff member of Tartu Observatory who authored numerous scientific publications and served as editor of the Central European Journal of Physics.Naming citation (20110517/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Pustylnik is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pustylnik is 2.85 au from the Sun and 2.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number11832
Provisional designation1984 SC6
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.64 km (#13,606 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.207
Absolute magnitude (H)14.66
Orbital period3.72 years
Semi-major axis2.40 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.90 – 2.90 au
Eccentricity0.207
Inclination3.32°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.888 au

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

Also discovered on 21 September 1984

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