(11214) Ruhisayana Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 April 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ruhi Sayana (b. 2001) was a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her medicine and health project. She attended the Harker School, San Jose, California.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #3, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ruhisayana is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ruhisayana is 2.31 au from the Sun and 1.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11214 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 HP8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.30 km (#5,540 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0510 |
| Rotation period | 10.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.01 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 10.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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