Optoelectronic sensor and method for detecting an object

An optoelectronic sensor for detecting an object in a monitored zone, comprising:

• at least one light transmitter for transmitting a plurality of mutually separated transmitted light beams;
• a plurality of light receivers that are each associated with one of the transmitted light beams for generating a received signal from the associated light beam remitted at the object;
• an additional light receiver for receiving one of the light beams remitted by the object at a reception light spot that at least partially misses being received by an associated one of the plurality of light receivers;
• and
• an evaluation unit that is configured to acquire information on the object at the respective point of incidence of the transmitted light beam from the received signal of the light receiver that is associated with the transmitted light beam,
• wherein the evaluation unit is further configured to additionally consider at least one received signal of a light receiver that is not associated with the transmitted light beam on the acquiring of information on the object at the point of incidence of at least one transmitted light beam, such that the additional light receiver contributes to the acquiring of the information on the object for near range detection thereof.