(11225) Borden Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Timothy Calvin Borden (b. 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental science project. He attends the Canterbury School, Fort Myers, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Borden is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Borden is 2.20 au from the Sun and 1.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number11225
Provisional designation1999 JD36
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.40 km (#14,231 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.184
Absolute magnitude (H)14.62
Orbital period3.64 years
Semi-major axis2.37 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.11 – 2.62 au
Eccentricity0.109
Inclination4.25°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.11 au

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

Also named after someone called Timothy

Also discovered on 10 May 1999

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