(11156) Al-Khwarismi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 December 1997 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarismi (fl. c. 825) was an Arab mathematician and astronomer whose books, translated into Latin, were the main source through which Indian numerals and Arabic algebra came into Western Europe.Naming citation (19991123/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Al-Khwarismi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Al-Khwarismi is 2.74 au from the Sun and 2.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11156 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 YP14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.74 km (#11,134 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.260 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.05 |
| Orbital period | 4.92 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0732 |
| Inclination | 1.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 31 December 1997
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