(11255) Fujiiekio Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 February 1977 by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K. at Kiso.
Fujii Ekio (1910-1990) was an amateur astronomer and sometime director of the Okayama Astronomy Museum.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fujiiekio is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fujiiekio is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11255 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 DC4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.2 km (#4,966 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0670 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.5 |
| Orbital period | 5.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 2.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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