(11294) Kazu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 February 1992 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Kazumasa Imai (b. 1955) is a Japanese radio astronomer at Kochi National College of Technology. He specializes in Jupiter radio science and made the first model to explain the modulation lanes of Jupiter's decametric radio emissions.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kazu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kazu is 2.04 au from the Sun and 2.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11294 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 CK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.36 km (#14,324 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.188 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.58 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Inclination | 6.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.970 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.