(11339) Orlik Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 November 1996 by Tichy, M., Moravec, Z. at Klet.
The Gothic castle of Orlík was built on a peninsula in the Vltava river in the thirteenth century and rebuilt in neo-Gothic style during the nineteenth century by the Schwarzenberg family. During the second half of the twentieth century it was surrounded by a dam.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Orlik is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Orlik is 2.60 au from the Sun and 1.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11339 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 VM5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.42 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0662 |
| Inclination | 5.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.