(11949) Kagayayutaka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Yutaka Kagaya (b. 1968) is a well-known Japanese space artist who received the Gold Medal in the American Digital Art Contest in 2000.Naming citation (20030910/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kagayayutaka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kagayayutaka is 2.94 au from the Sun and 1.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11949 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 SD2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.88 km (#7,789 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.708 |
| Rotation period | 3.96 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.06 |
| Orbital period | 5.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 3.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.184 |
| Inclination | 7.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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