(11508) Stolte Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 October 1990 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F. at Tautenburg.
Dieter Stolte (b. 1934) served for 20 years as director general of ZDF, the public German TV net and one of the largest European TV stations. A professor of media research, Stolte initiated international TV channels (ARTE, 3SAT) in a European cooperation. The name was suggested by the first discoverer.Naming citation (20010804/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stolte is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stolte is 3.04 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11508 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 TF13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.62 km (#8,086 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.278 |
| Rotation period | 3.05 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.21 |
| Orbital period | 4.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.51 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0993 |
| Inclination | 10.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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