(11122) Eliscolombini Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 September 1996 by Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna.

Elis Colombini (b. 1957) is the editor of publications on the local history of his birthplace of Modena and the surrounding province. Elis is the brother of Ermes Colombini, a codiscoverer of this minor planet.Naming citation (20001013/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Eliscolombini is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eliscolombini is 2.76 au from the Sun and 1.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number11122
Provisional designation1996 RQ2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.29 km (#14,511 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.374
Absolute magnitude (H)14.52
Orbital period3.74 years
Semi-major axis2.41 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.06 – 2.76 au
Eccentricity0.147
Inclination1.55°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.05 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 13 September 1996

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