(11139) Qingdaoligong Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 December 1996 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.

Qingdao University of Technology (Qingdaoligong) is a comprehensive university with fields of Engineering, Science, Economics, Management, Literature, Law and Art, featuring strengths in Civil Engineering Architecture, Mechanical Engineering and Environmental Engineering.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #17, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Qingdaoligong is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Qingdaoligong is 2.91 au from the Sun and 3.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number11139
Provisional designation1996 YF2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.71 km (#11,219 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.348
Absolute magnitude (H)13.74
Orbital period4.00 years
Semi-major axis2.52 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.96 – 3.08 au
Eccentricity0.224
Inclination4.73°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.963 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 22 December 1996

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