(11228) Botnick Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Aaron Michael Botnick (b. 1984) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science project. He attends the Hahnville High School, Luling, Louisiana, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Botnick is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Botnick is 2.58 au from the Sun and 3.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11228 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JW49 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.22 km (#8,612 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0660 |
| Rotation period | 13.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.96 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 3.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.967 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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