(11207) Black Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Maribeth Joanne Black (b. 1984) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her microbiology project. She attends the Hedgesville High School, Falling Waters, West Virginia, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Black is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Black is 2.51 au from the Sun and 1.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number11207
Provisional designation1999 FQ58
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.35 km (#14,346 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.300
Absolute magnitude (H)14.66
Orbital period3.64 years
Semi-major axis2.37 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.21 – 2.52 au
Eccentricity0.0666
Inclination6.80°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.21 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 20 March 1999

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