(11776) Milstein Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
The Argentinian biochemist César Milstein (1927-2002) received the Nobel Prize in medicine in 1984, together with N. K. Jerne and G. J. F. Köhler for their work in the field of immunology. César Milstein was head at the British Medical Research Council's Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Milstein is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Milstein is 3.49 au from the Sun and 4.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11776 |
| Provisional designation | 3460 T-3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.0 km (#4,577 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Rotation period | 3.81 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.91 |
| Orbital period | 5.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.59 – 3.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 0.448° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Cesar
All asteroids named after someone called Cesar
Also discovered on 16 October 1977
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- (4753) Phidias
- (4754) Panthoos
- (5610) Balster
- (5699) Munch
- (5700) Homerus
- (5984) Lysippus
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