(11824) Alpaidze Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 September 1982 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Galaktion Eliseevich Alpaidze (1916-2006) was chief of the cosmodrome in Plesetsk from 1963 to 1975. Under his leadership the cosmodrome was developed for testing space vehicles, and it became the most active launch site in the world.Naming citation (20070402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alpaidze is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alpaidze is 3.04 au from the Sun and 3.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11824 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 SO5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 4.12 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.92 |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 3.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.306 |
| Inclination | 1.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.825 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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