(11494) Hibiki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 November 1988 by Yanai, M., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
The Sea of Hibiki is an open-sea region between the Fukuoka and Yamaguchi prefectures. The name was selected from candidates proposed by children who attended the Fureai Space Festival, held in Kita-kyuushuu city on the Japanese Space Day in 2005.Naming citation (20060413/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hibiki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hibiki is 2.29 au from the Sun and 1.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11494 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 VM9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.86 km (#5,862 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Rotation period | 3.80 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.33 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 7.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.