(11542) Solikamsk Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 September 1992 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Solikamsk is a city in the Perm region of Russia on the Kama river, well-known for its saltmines. In 1761 astronomer Chappe d'Auteroche passed by Solikamsk on his way to Tobolsk to observe the transit of Venus.Naming citation (20120831/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Solikamsk is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Solikamsk is 3.83 au from the Sun and 4.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11542 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 SU21 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 29.7 km (#1,376 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0610 |
| Rotation period | 13.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.55 |
| Orbital period | 7.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.95 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.99 – 4.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.243 |
| Inclination | 6.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.