(11846) Verminnen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 September 1987 by E. W. Elst at Smolyan.
Johan Verminnen (b. 1951) is a Flemish artist, well known for his song Rue des Bouchers, named after a street in Brussels. This city is often the inspiration source for his songs, in Flemish and French, but also in the Brussels' dialect. Since 2007 he has been director of Sabam, the organization for the rights of artists.Naming citation (20081212/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Verminnen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Verminnen is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11846 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 SE3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.06 km (#12,581 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.426 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.77 |
| Orbital period | 4.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Inclination | 4.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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