(11378) Dauria Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 September 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Florida amateur astronomer Tippy D'Auria (b. 1935) is founder of the Winter Star Party. For many years he has worked to encourage both beginning and advanced sky-watchers in the hobby.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dauria is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dauria is 2.71 au from the Sun and 3.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11378 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SV60 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.81 km (#7,856 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0560 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.67 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 3.45° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 17 September 1998
- (10938) Lorenzalevy
- (11377) Nye
- (12909) Jaclifford
- (12910) Deliso
- (12911) Goodhue
- (12912) Streator
- (13326) Ferri
- (13327) Reitsema
- (13328) Guetter
- (13332) Benkhoff
- (13333) Carsenty
- (13334) Tost
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- (11409) Horkheimer
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