(11371) Camley Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Brian Andrew Camley (b. 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biochemistry project. He attends the William J. Palmer High School, Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Camley is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Camley is 2.51 au from the Sun and 1.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number11371
Provisional designation1998 QO38
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.83 km (#15,589 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.183
Rotation period51.5 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)15.39
Orbital period3.43 years
Semi-major axis2.28 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.99 – 2.56 au
Eccentricity0.124
Inclination2.07°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.980 au

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

Also named after someone called Brian

Also discovered on 17 August 1998

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