(11492) Shimose Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 November 1988 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Nobuo Shimose (b. 1944) is well known in Yamaguchi prefecture as a professional cameraman of the first order, as well as an amateur astronomer. He is also the leader of the Yamaguchi Astronomical Society and the Hagi Astronomical Club.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shimose is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shimose is 2.30 au from the Sun and 2.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11492 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 VR3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.29 km (#12,067 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.241 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.41 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.204 |
| Inclination | 2.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.922 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Nobuo
All asteroids named after someone called Nobuo
Also discovered on 13 November 1988
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