(11190) Jennibell Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Jennifer Marie Bell (b. 1984) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her medicine and health project. She attends the Freshman Learning Center Vero Beach High School, Vero Beach, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Jennibell is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jennibell is 2.04 au from the Sun and 1.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number11190
Provisional designation1998 RM52
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.49 km (#16,276 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.216
Rotation period3.43 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)15.03
Orbital period3.47 years
Semi-major axis2.29 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.93 – 2.65 au
Eccentricity0.158
Inclination5.63°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.927 au

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

Also named after someone called Jennifer

Also discovered on 14 September 1998

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