(11211) Saxena Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 April 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Eshika Saxena (b. 2001) was a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her computer science project. She attended the Interlake High School, Bellevue, Washington.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #3, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Saxena is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Saxena is 2.44 au from the Sun and 3.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11211 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GD24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.36 km (#11,924 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.338 |
| Rotation period | 23.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.98 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 5.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.896 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 6 April 1999
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- (16043) Yichenzhang
- (16044) Kurtbachmann
- (17056) Boschetti
- (17073) Alexblank
- (17930) Kennethott
- (17932) Viswanathan
- (19534) Miyagi
- (21607) Robel
- (31628) Vorperian
- (31630) Jennywang
- (31639) Bodoni