(11193) Merida Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 December 1998 by O. A. Naranjo at Merida.
This Venezuelan city, named in 1558 by Juan Rodriguez Suarez, is also known as “the city of the gentlemen” for its hospitality; “the city of the snowing mountains” for the surrounding Andes; and “the university city” for its famous Universidad de Los Andes.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Merida is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Merida is 2.85 au from the Sun and 2.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11193 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 XN96 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.2 km (#3,655 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0590 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.93 |
| Orbital period | 5.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Inclination | 2.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 11 December 1998
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- (27132) Jezek
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- (29692) Cernis
- (31384) Joseloisestevez
- (31385) Genovevavazquez
- (74400) Streaky
- (79864) Pirituba
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- (9357) Venezuela
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- (12367) Ourinhos
- (12758) Kabudari
- (14005) Ferrinmoreiras
- (14918) Gonzalezalegre
- (15050) Heddal
- (15453) Brasileirinhos
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