(11615) Naoya Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 January 1996 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Naoya Matsumoto (b. 1952) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and president of the Nagasaki Astronomical Society. He takes care of the network of amateur astronomers in his home district of Kyushu. He is also a passionate planetary observer at his private observatory.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Naoya is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Naoya is 3.67 au from the Sun and 4.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11615 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 AE4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.6 km (#3,875 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0700 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.24 |
| Orbital period | 5.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 2.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 January 1996
- (9422) Kuboniwa
- (9654) Seitennokai
- (14056) Kainar
- (15851) Chrisfleming
- (22426) Mikehanes
- (37699) Santini-Aichl