(11187) Richoliver Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Richard C. Oliver (b. 1948), an electronics specialist at the Lowell Observatory, spearheaded the extensive electrical overhaul of the LONEOS dome, including its Schmidt telescope, control room and computer room.Naming citation (20000726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Richoliver is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Richoliver is 2.71 au from the Sun and 3.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11187 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 KO4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.92 km (#12,946 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.317 |
| Rotation period | 14.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.23 |
| Orbital period | 4.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 3.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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