(11128) Ostravia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 November 1996 by Ticha, J., Tichy, M. at Klet.
Ostrava (Ostravia in Latin) has been considered the center of the mining and steel industries in northern Moravia since the nineteenth century. In recent years Ostrava has turned into a commercial, educational and cultural site. The city has also been home to an observatory and planetarium since 1980.Naming citation (20001013/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ostravia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ostravia is 2.65 au from the Sun and 1.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11128 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 VP |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.03 km (#12,673 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.250 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.5 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 2.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.990 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 3 November 1996
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