(11337) Sandro Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 August 1996 by Tombelli, M., Forti, G. at Montelupo.

Sandro Bartolini (b. 1974) is the elder son of the first discoverer.Naming citation (20001111/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Sandro is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sandro is 2.24 au from the Sun and 3.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number11337
Provisional designation1996 PG1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter1.93 km (#17,113 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.476
Absolute magnitude (H)15.37
Orbital period3.45 years
Semi-major axis2.28 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.94 – 2.63 au
Eccentricity0.151
Inclination3.35°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.925 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 10 August 1996

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