(11026) Greatbotkin Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 September 1986 by A. Mrkos at Klet.

The Botkin Hospital in Moscow is a clinic performing about 70 000 surgical operations and serving more than 100 000 patients every year. In 2020 the Great Botkin Hospital celebrated 110 years since its foundation.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #3, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Greatbotkin is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Greatbotkin is 2.03 au from the Sun and 1.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number11026
Provisional designation1986 RE1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.8
Orbital period3.29 years
Semi-major axis2.21 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.68 – 2.75 au
Eccentricity0.243
Inclination3.21°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.670 au

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

Also discovered on 2 September 1986

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