(11980) Ellis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 September 1995 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Kerry Ellis (b. 1965) wrote a thesis at the University of Western Ontario in electrical engineering and specialized in meteor burst communication.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Ellis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ellis is 2.50 au from the Sun and 1.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11980 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 SP8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.86 |
| Orbital period | 3.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 6.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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