(11498) Julgeerts Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 April 1989 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Julien Armand Geerts (b. 1909) is a well-known commercial artist in Belgium. He was for many years a good friend of the discoverer's parents. The naming is on the occasion of Geerts' ninetieth birthday.Naming citation (19991123/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Julgeerts is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Julgeerts is 2.35 au from the Sun and 2.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11498 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 GS4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.88 km (#9,111 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.154 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.11 |
| Orbital period | 4.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Inclination | 2.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 3 April 1989
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- (8010) Bohnhardt
- (8353) Megryan
- (9325) Stonehenge
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- (4038) Kristina
- (4226) Damiaan
- (4342) Freud
- (4344) Buxtehude
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