(11196) Michanikos Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 January 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.
Heron of Alexandria, also known as “Michanikos, the machine man” (c. 10-75), invented many automatic contrivances long before the age of the computer.Naming citation (20050407/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michanikos is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michanikos is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11196 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 BO9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.0 km (#3,707 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Rotation period | 5.18 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.19 |
| Orbital period | 4.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0749 |
| Inclination | 4.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.