(11112) Cagnoli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 November 1995 by Madonna di Dossobuono at Dossobuono.
The Italian astronomer Antonio Cagnoli (1743-1816) worked to introduce the scientific ideas of the Enlightenment into Italian society, helping establish the “Italian Society”, founded in 1781 to gather the best Italian scientists into a single organization.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cagnoli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cagnoli is 2.55 au from the Sun and 2.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11112 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 WM2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.85 km (#5,874 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0620 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.04 |
| Orbital period | 5.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 3.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.225 |
| Inclination | 15.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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