(11051) Racine Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 November 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
The dramatic poet Jean-Baptiste Racine (1639-1699) was the uncontested master of French classicism. The unforgettable characters of his plays suffer from feelings of incompleteness in a world of passionate self-interest. The name was suggested by R. Josse.Naming citation (19990928/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Racine is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Racine is 2.87 au from the Sun and 2.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11051 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 VH12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.13 km (#7,485 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.166 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.53 |
| Orbital period | 5.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.85 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0607 |
| Inclination | 9.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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