(11323) Nasu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 August 1995 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Eiichi Nasu (b. 1955) was chief editor of the newsletter Astro Oita of the Astronomical Society of Oita for more than ten years, beginning in 1979. He is now the director of this society.Naming citation (20020624/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nasu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nasu is 3.04 au from the Sun and 3.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11323 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 QC2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.06 km (#10,500 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.330 |
| Rotation period | 2.65 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.7 |
| Orbital period | 4.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 15.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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