(11401) Pierralba Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 January 1999 by ODAS at Caussols.
Pierre Albanese (b. 1992) showed a great interest in the sky, being able to recognize the major planets while he was only four years old. He made drawings inspired by the images obtained by his father, Caussols astronomer Dominique Albanese.Naming citation (20000726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pierralba is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pierralba is 2.11 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11401 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 AF25 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.95 km (#12,869 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.238 |
| Rotation period | 48.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.16 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.200 |
| Inclination | 4.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.790 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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