(11548) Jerrylewis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 November 1992 by Shoemaker, C. S., Levy, D. H. at Palomar.
The devotion of U.S. actor-comedian Jerry Lewis (b. 1926) to the Muscular Dystrophy Association has helped it raise upwards of 50 million dollars per year in its efforts to combat neuromuscular diseases. The M.D.A. funds medical research, treatment and quality-of-life programs like summer camps.Naming citation (19991123/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jerrylewis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jerrylewis is 2.77 au from the Sun and 1.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11548 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 WD8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 4.52 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.46 |
| Orbital period | 3.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.229 |
| Inclination | 24.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.919 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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