(11441) Anadiego Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 December 1975 by M. R. Cesco at El Leoncito.
Ana Teresa Diego (1954-1976?) was an outstanding undergraduate student at La Plata Astronomical Observatory in the 1970s. She was also a person with a strong social commitment who gave her life for the defense of freedom.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Anadiego is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anadiego is 3.22 au from the Sun and 4.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11441 |
| Provisional designation | 1975 YD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.83 km (#7,835 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.287 |
| Rotation period | 3.18 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.12 |
| Orbital period | 4.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.259 |
| Inclination | 12.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.914 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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