(11422) Alilienthal Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 June 1999 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Alfred Lilienthal (1889-1970) studied in England and was a businessman in Berlin during the 1930s. He spent the 1940s in Shanghai.Naming citation (20020526/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alilienthal is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alilienthal is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11422 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 LD7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.86 km (#13,073 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.297 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.28 |
| Orbital period | 4.07 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.120 |
| Inclination | 3.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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