(11079) Mitsunori Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 January 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Mitsunori Kaneko (b. 1957) is an elementary-school teacher and was secretary of the Fukuoka Astronomical Society from 1981 to 1989.Naming citation (20020526/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mitsunori is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mitsunori is 2.20 au from the Sun and 2.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11079 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 AJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.90 km (#7,761 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.281 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.85 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.198 |
| Inclination | 13.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.