(11463) Petrpokorny Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Petr Pokorny (b. 1986) is a Czech astrophysicist specializing in numerical models of the solar system dust complex and observational interpretation of meteor radar measurements.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Petrpokorny is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Petrpokorny is 2.37 au from the Sun and 1.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11463 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EN24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 5.32 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 1.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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