(11454) Mariomelita Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 February 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Mario Daniel Melita (b. 1964) is a professor at the Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio (IAFE) of the Universidad de Buenos Aires, specializing in dynamical and physical properties of small solar system bodies.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mariomelita is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mariomelita is 2.47 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11454 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 DT2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.68 km (#9,431 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.287 |
| Rotation period | 24.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.5 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.34 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0997 |
| Inclination | 14.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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