(11858) Devinpoland Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1988 by S. J. Bus at Cerro Tololo.
Devin Patrick Poland (b. 1986) contributed to NASA's Lucy Trojan asteroid mission as Mission Operations Manager.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #9, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Devinpoland is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Devinpoland is 3.49 au from the Sun and 3.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11858 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 RC11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 4.60 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.6 |
| Orbital period | 5.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Inclination | 2.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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