(11268) Spassky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 October 1985 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Igor' Dmitrievich Spassky (b. 1926) is a specialist on shipbuilding and a great authority on creation of ice-resistant oil-and-gas production platforms and high-speed railway transport. He is an honored citizen of Saint Petersburg.Naming citation (20040928/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Spassky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Spassky is 2.18 au from the Sun and 1.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11268 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 UF5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 5.65 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.85 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.201 |
| Inclination | 4.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.947 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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