(11656) Lipno Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 March 1997 by Tichy, M., Moravec, Z. at Klet.
The Lipno dam was built on the Vltava river in 1959 as the largest Czechoslovak dam. It is important for the water supply, as a source of power and also as a well-known South Bohemian holiday area.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lipno is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lipno is 3.45 au from the Sun and 4.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11656 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 EL6 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.31 |
| Orbital period | 5.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.98 – 3.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0735 |
| Inclination | 3.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.98 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.