(11016) Borisov Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 September 1982 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Vladimir Aleksandrovich Borisov (1809-1862), regional ethnographer in the town of Shuya and a member of Russian Geography Society, was the author of a book about Shuya and its environs. He had a vast collection of ancient handwritten rolls and books, old printed books and coins that are now at various museums.Naming citation (20010902/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Borisov is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBorisovBorisov

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Borisov is 2.56 au from the Sun and 3.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number11016
Provisional designation1982 SG12
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.97 km (#15,302 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.504
Absolute magnitude (H)14.3
Orbital period3.50 years
Semi-major axis2.31 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.04 – 2.58 au
Eccentricity0.117
Inclination6.44°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.05 au

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

Also named after someone called Vladimir

Also discovered on 16 September 1982

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