(11797) Warell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 March 1980 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at La Silla.
Johan Warell (b. 1970) is well known for his high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy of the planet Mercury with the Swedish solar telescope and the Nordic optical telescope on La Palma.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Warell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Warell is 3.01 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11797 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 FV2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.09 km (#8,798 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.250 |
| Rotation period | 3.82 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.53 |
| Orbital period | 4.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.188 |
| Inclination | 12.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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