(11165) Mariocabrera Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 February 1998 by NEAT at Haleakala.
Mario Cabrera (b. 1987) is an American focal-plane engineer whose Ph.D. research focused on developing and characterizing megapixel infrared detectors for future long-wavelength astronomy applications. He contributed to detector characterization for NASA's Near-Earth Object Surveyor mission and the Roman Space Telescope.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #23, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mariocabrera is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mariocabrera is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11165 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 DE5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.15 km (#8,720 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.170 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.96 |
| Orbital period | 4.00 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.52 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.187 |
| Inclination | 4.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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