(11455) Richardstarr Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Richard Starr (b. 1950) of the Catholic University of America is an expert in planetary X-ray, gamma-ray, and neutron spectroscopy, including their application to asteroid missions.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Richardstarr is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Richardstarr is 3.10 au from the Sun and 2.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11455 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EN4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.13 km (#10,383 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.558 |
| Rotation period | 17.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.27 |
| Orbital period | 5.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.93 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0425 |
| Inclination | 9.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.95 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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