(11361) Orbinskij Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 February 1998 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Artemij Robertovitch Orbinskij (1862-1927) was a Russian astronomer on the staff of the Odessa department of the Pulkovo Observatory. He made important contributions especially in the field of positional astronomy. The name was suggested by E. Kato.Naming citation (20100130/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Orbinskij is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Orbinskij is 2.69 au from the Sun and 1.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11361 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 DD36 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.48 km (#11,668 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.320 |
| Rotation period | 2.95 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.05 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.189 |
| Inclination | 6.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.973 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.