(11467) Simonporter Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Simon B. Porter (b. 1984) is a postdoctoral researcher at Southwest Research Institute (Boulder, Colorado) whose studies include tidal dissipation and stability in trans-Neptunian binary systems.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Simonporter is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Simonporter is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11467 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EA36 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.27 |
| Orbital period | 4.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Inclination | 3.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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