(11253) Mesyats Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 October 1976 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.
Russian physicist Gennadij Andreevich Mesyats (b. 1936) is known for his work on the physics of electrical discharges in gas and vacuum, emission electronics, high-current accelerators of electrons and the power impulse technique. Since 1987 he has been a vice-president of the Russian Academy of Sciences.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mesyats is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mesyats is 1.82 au from the Sun and 1.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11253 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 UP2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.93 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.78 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.202 |
| Inclination | 5.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.779 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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