(11908) Nicaragua Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 April 1992 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American isthmus. It is bordered in the west by the Pacific Ocean and in the east by the Caribbean Sea. In 1821 it achieved its independence from Spain. Originally, the country was inhabited by several indigenous peoples related to the Aztec and Maya.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-03-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nicaragua is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nicaragua is 3.26 au from the Sun and 2.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11908 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 GC5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.80 km (#5,913 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0830 |
| Rotation period | 4.12 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.73 |
| Orbital period | 5.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.83 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0696 |
| Inclination | 2.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.83 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 4 April 1992
- (6972) Helvetius
- (7020) Yourcenar
- (7343) Ockeghem
- (8521) Boulainvilliers
- (8685) Faure
- (8872) Ebenum
- (10797) Guatemala
- (17506) Walschap
More named asteroids discovered by E. W. Elst
- (3631) Sigyn
- (3784) Chopin
- (3870) Mayre
- (3903) Kliment Ohridski
- (3910) Liszt
- (3912) Troja
- (3918) Brel
- (4038) Kristina
- (4226) Damiaan
- (4342) Freud
- (4344) Buxtehude
- (4345) Rachmaninoff
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