(11913) Svarna Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 September 1992 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.

Anneta Svarna (b. 1951) is a mathematical logician who works on information theory for the European Union. The author of many publications on mathematical logic, in 1998 she published (with D. Sinachopoulos) an important paper on Greek philosophy: Why Plato was against observational astronomy.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Svarna is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Svarna is 2.07 au from the Sun and 1.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number11913
Provisional designation1992 RD3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.09
Orbital period3.41 years
Semi-major axis2.27 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.91 – 2.63 au
Eccentricity0.160
Inclination5.02°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.920 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 2 September 1992

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