(11626) Church Stretton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 November 1996 by S. P. Laurie at Church Stretton.
The small town of Church Stretton, where this minor planet was discovered, is set amidst the South Shropshire hills of western England.Naming citation (20080321/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Church Stretton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Church Stretton is 2.36 au from the Sun and 2.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11626 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 VW2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.7 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0972 |
| Inclination | 4.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.