(11083) Caracas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 September 1993 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Founded in 1567, Caracas is the capital of Venezuela and one of the principal cities of South America.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Caracas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Caracas is 2.11 au from the Sun and 1.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11083 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 RZ6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.70 km (#13,464 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.256 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.69 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.104 |
| Inclination | 4.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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