(11804) Zambon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Francesca Zambon (b. 1981) is a researcher at the Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali (IAPS-Rome) who uses Dawn spacecraft spectral data to map the mineralogy of both Vesta and Ceres.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zambon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zambon is 2.94 au from the Sun and 3.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11804 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EE13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.91 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.199 |
| Inclination | 7.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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