(11468) Shantanunaidu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Shantanu Naidu (b. 1985) is a postdoctoral researcher at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory who combines dynamical theory and radar observations for asteroid physical studies, including spin-orbit coupling interactions in binary asteroid systems.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shantanunaidu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shantanunaidu is 2.63 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11468 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EU42 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.47 km (#8,281 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0970 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
| Orbital period | 5.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.58 – 3.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 0.790° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.57 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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