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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | October 16, 1977 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | (11433) 3474 T-3 |
| Named after | Gemma Frisius |
| Alternate name(s) | 1953 FB1 |
| Ap | 2.8063718 AU |
| Peri | 2.0334632 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 2.4199175 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.1596973 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 yrs. |
| Mean anomaly | 223.25065 deg. |
| Inclination | 3.21197 deg. |
| Longitude of ascending node | 59.70088 deg. |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.8 mag |
11433 Gemmafrisius (provisional designation: 3474 T-3) is a Main Belt minor planet. It was discovered by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, and Tom Gehrels at the Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, California, on October 16, 1977. It is named after Gemma Frisius, a 16th-century Belgian mathematician and cartographer.
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