(11254) Konkohekisui Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 February 1977 by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K. at Kiso.

Konko Hekisui (1909-1989) was a Japanese poet and sometime director of the library in Konko, Okayama prefecture.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Konkohekisui is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Konkohekisui is 2.02 au from the Sun and 1.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number11254
Provisional designation1977 DL2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period8.79 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.32
Orbital period3.86 years
Semi-major axis2.46 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.02 – 2.90 au
Eccentricity0.179
Inclination5.60°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.04 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 18 February 1977

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