(11141) Jindrawalter Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 January 1997 by Ticha, J., Tichy, M. at Klet.

Jindřich Walter (b. 1941) is the head of the Optical Facility of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of the Charles University in Prague. His deep knowledge and wide experience have been very helpful in building the new 1.06-m KLENOT telescope at the Klet Observatory.Naming citation (20020526/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Jindrawalter is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jindrawalter is 3.42 au from the Sun and 3.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number11141
Provisional designation1997 AX14
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.51 km (#11,608 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.187
Rotation period5.89 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.28
Orbital period4.20 years
Semi-major axis2.60 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.75 – 3.45 au
Eccentricity0.327
Inclination13.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.749 au

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

Also discovered on 12 January 1997

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