(11115) Kariya Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 November 1995 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.
Kariya City (population 126~000), where the discoverer lived for one and a half years, is located in the center of Aichi Prefecture. Although the city center is dominated by automobile industry facilities, its northern part is blessed with abundant nature.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kariya is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kariya is 3.39 au from the Sun and 3.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11115 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 WC7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.43 km (#7,180 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0730 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.09 |
| Orbital period | 5.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.142 |
| Inclination | 6.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.