(11836) Eileen Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 5 February 1986 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
Eileen Collins (b. 1956), astronaut, became in Feb. 1995 the first woman to pilot a shuttle mission. In July 1999 she became NASA's first female shuttle commander. Her five-day mission launched the Chandra X-ray Telescope into orbit.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Eileen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eileen is 3.15 au from the Sun and 3.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11836 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 CB |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 8.81 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.88 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.52 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.351 |
| Inclination | 22.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.669 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 5 February 1986
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