(11553) Scheria Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 January 1993 by E. W. Elst at Caussols.
The island of Scheria (Corfu), one of the Greek Ionian islands, was first mentioned in Homer's Odyssey.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-10-08), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Scheria is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Scheria is 2.76 au from the Sun and 2.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11553 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 BD6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.42 km (#9,854 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.126 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.41 |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0560 |
| Inclination | 2.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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