(11248) Bleriot Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Louis Blériot (1872-1936), French aviator and airplane designer, made the first airplane crossing of the English Channel from France to England on 1909 July 25.Naming citation (20040306/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bleriot is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bleriot is 2.13 au from the Sun and 2.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11248 |
| Provisional designation | 4354 T-3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.89 |
| Orbital period | 3.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0718 |
| Inclination | 4.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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