(11852) Shoumen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 September 1988 by Shkodrov, V. G., Ivanova, V. G. at Smolyan.
Shoumen University was the second university in Bulgaria successfully to develop education in astronomy, largely as a result of contributions by the first discoverer. The second discoverer, who spent her early student years in Shoumen, also contributes to the development of astronomical education.Naming citation (20040713/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shoumen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shoumen is 2.63 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11852 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 RD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.73 km (#7,964 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.303 |
| Rotation period | 6.00 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.1 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.232 |
| Inclination | 24.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.850 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 10 September 1988
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