(11144) Radiocommunicata Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 February 1997 by Ticha, J., Tichy, M. at Klet.

The twentieth century can be called the age of communication. The staff of the Klet broadcasting tower, providing radio, television and radio-relay connections to south Bohemia since 1959, embodies the spirit of communication.Naming citation (20000726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Radiocommunicata is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsRadiocommunicataRadiocommunicata

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Radiocommunicata is 2.81 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number11144
Provisional designation1997 CR1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.58 km (#11,480 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.212
Absolute magnitude (H)14.33
Orbital period5.00 years
Semi-major axis2.92 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.72 – 3.13 au
Eccentricity0.0689
Inclination3.26°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.73 au

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

Also discovered on 2 February 1997

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