(11244) Andrekuipers Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Dutch physician André Kuipers (b. 1958) is a European Space Agency astronaut who has had an inspiring role in promoting space among young people.Naming citation (20070730/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Andrekuipers is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andrekuipers is 2.09 au from the Sun and 1.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11244 |
| Provisional designation | 4314 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 18.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.56 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 3.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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