(11914) Sinachopoulos Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 1992 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Dimitrios Sinachopoulos (b. 1951) is an astrophysicist at the National Observatory of Athens who conducts observational and theoretical work on galactic lenses. In 1991 he wrote (with A. Svarna) The Teachings of Astronomy in Plato's Republic. He has often helped the discoverer with the treatment of CCD frames.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sinachopoulos is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sinachopoulos is 2.11 au from the Sun and 1.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11914 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 RZ3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.37 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.120 |
| Inclination | 0.665° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.990 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Dimitrios
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Also discovered on 2 September 1992
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