(11111) Repunit Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 November 1995 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
A repunit (“repeated unity”) is a number consisting solely of the digit 1. The name was introduced by Albert H. Beiler in his book Recreations in the Theory of Numbers (1964). For this minor planet, the name was suggested by J. Meeus.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Repunit is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Repunit is 3.07 au from the Sun and 3.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11111 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 WL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.72 km (#9,352 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.236 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.63 |
| Orbital period | 5.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0963 |
| Inclination | 3.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 November 1995
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- (8720) Takamizawa
- (8905) Bankakuko
- (9093) Sorada
- (9094) Butsuen
- (9217) Kitagawa
- (12796) Kamenrider
- (21234) Nakashima
- (73819) Isaootuki
- (136743) Echigo