(11132) Horne Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 November 1996 by D. di Cicco at Sudbury.
An amateur astronomer since age 10, Johnny Horne (b. 1953) is photo editor for the Fayetteville Observer, the oldest continuously published newspaper in his native North Carolina. Through his photographs, and since 1989 his monthly “Backyard Universe” column, he keeps readers astronomically enlightened.Naming citation (20040107/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Horne is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Horne is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11132 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 WU |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.8 km (#3,774 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0980 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.82 |
| Orbital period | 5.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 3.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 4.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.83 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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