(11476) Stefanosimoni Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 April 1984 by V. Zappala at La Silla.
Stefano Simoni (b. 1974) is an Italian amateur astronomer. He created and maintains a very popular non-profit Italian blog devoted to the dissemination of astronomy and astrophysics.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stefanosimoni is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stefanosimoni is 2.36 au from the Sun and 3.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11476 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 HH1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.49 km (#16,282 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.342 |
| Rotation period | 6.69 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.81 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.196 |
| Inclination | 2.45° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.874 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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