(11231) Schiavo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Justin D. Schiavo (b. 2001) was a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his engineering project. He attended the Roslyn High School, Roslyn Heights, New York.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #3, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Schiavo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schiavo is 2.54 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11231 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JF59 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.86 km (#10,885 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.357 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.81 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 4.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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