(11118) Modra Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 August 1996 by Galad, A., Kalmancok, D. at Modra.
Fortuitously coded 118, the observing site of the Institute of Astronomy at Comenius University where this minor planet was discovered is located in the small historical town of Modra, 30 km northeast of Bratislava.Naming citation (19990928/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Modra is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Modra is 2.13 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11118 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 PK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.16 km (#7,448 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0680 |
| Rotation period | 27.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.41 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0824 |
| Inclination | 3.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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