(11382) Juliasitu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Julia Situ (b. 2001) was a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her cellular and molecular biology project. She attended the Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, California.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #3, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Juliasitu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Juliasitu is 2.32 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11382 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SW127 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.38 km (#16,477 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.259 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.15 |
| Orbital period | 3.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Inclination | 3.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.837 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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