(11759) Sunyaev Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Rashid A. Sunyaev (b. 1943), born in Uzbekistan, has worked in Moscow and at the Max Planck Institute. Co-discoverer of the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect, he has directed space missions to study the universe in x-rays, γ-rays and the cosmic-microwave radiation. He has also contributed to black-hole theory.Naming citation (20040306/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sunyaev is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sunyaev is 2.53 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11759 |
| Provisional designation | 4075 P-L |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.72 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.68 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0966 |
| Inclination | 0.712° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (1812) Gilgamesh
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