(11119) Taro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 August 1996 by T. Okuni at Nanyo.
Soutaro Ito (b. 1925) has contributed much to the popularization of astronomy and established the Nanyo Astronomical Lovers Club in 1983. He was central to the establishment in 1986 of the society's observatory, the Nanyo Civil Astronomical Observatory.Naming citation (20020328/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Taro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Taro is 2.27 au from the Sun and 2.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11119 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 PS9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.55 km (#9,637 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.250 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.75 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0969 |
| Inclination | 4.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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