(11886) Kraske Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 1990 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F. at Tautenburg.
Konrad Kraske (b. 1926) served as a member of the supervisory board of the public German TV net ZDF since its foundation in 1962---the last decade as its chairman. Kraske was primarily engaged in the development of highly demanding TV channels. The name was suggested by the first discoverer.Naming citation (20010804/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kraske is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kraske is 2.34 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11886 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 TT10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.67 km (#8,035 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.93 |
| Orbital period | 4.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Inclination | 4.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Konrad
All asteroids named after someone called Konrad
Also discovered on 10 October 1990
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- (6068) Brandenburg
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- (17460) Mang
- (18360) Sachs
- (19159) Taenakano
- (19162) Wambsganss
- (19992) Schonbein
- (19993) Gunterseeber
- (21050) Beck