(11373) Carbonaro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Nicole Jean Carbonaro (b. 1984) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her physics project. She attends the Great Mills High School, Lexington Park, Maryland, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carbonaro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carbonaro is 2.41 au from the Sun and 3.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11373 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QG49 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.23 km (#16,724 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.245 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.52 |
| Orbital period | 3.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 2.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.909 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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