(13113) Williamyeats Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 September 1993 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Irish poet William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) was an Irish poet, winner of the Nobel prize for literature in 1923. He was known for his highly artistic form that gave expression to the spirit of a whole nation. On his grave in County Sligo is the advice “Cast a cold Eye On life, on death. Horseman, pass by!”Naming citation (20100330/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Williamyeats is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Williamyeats is 2.61 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13113 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 RQ5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.66 km (#6,017 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0860 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.96 |
| Orbital period | 4.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0519 |
| Inclination | 7.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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