(11365) NASA Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 March 1998 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.
NASA is an acronym for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. This U.S. agency, formed in 1958 to explore space, led to the first manned moon landing in 1969, arguably mankind's greatest achievement.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where NASA is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: NASA is 2.22 au from the Sun and 2.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11365 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FK126 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.84 km (#13,124 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.245 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.05 |
| Orbital period | 3.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.142 |
| Inclination | 2.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.884 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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