(11814) Schwamb Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Megan Schwamb (b. 1984) is a scientist at the Gemini Observatory in Hilo, Hawaii whose research includes the search for trans-Neptunian objects.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Schwamb is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schwamb is 2.90 au from the Sun and 2.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11814 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EW26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.93 km (#5,805 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0730 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.22 |
| Orbital period | 5.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.89 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0588 |
| Inclination | 12.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.89 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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