(11706) Rijeka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 April 1998 by Korlevic, K., Dusic, M. at Visnjan.
Rijeka is the principal seaport of Croatia, located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea. The city is an economical, cultural and educational center and known for its shipyards. In 1866 the first real self-propelled torpedo was invented in Rijeka by Giovanni Luppis, a naval officer.Naming citation (20090607/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rijeka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rijeka is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11706 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HV4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 12.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.23 |
| Orbital period | 4.97 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0567 |
| Inclination | 2.03° |
| 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 20 April 1998
- (9461) Cotingkeh
- (9463) Criscione
- (11710) Nataliehale
- (12086) Joshualevine
- (12087) Tiffanylin
- (12088) Macalintal
- (12089) Maichin
- (12514) Schommer
- (12516) Karenyoung
- (12855) Tewksbury
- (16944) Wangler
- (17830) Andreajurgens
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