(11202) Teddunham Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 March 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Edward W. Dunham (b. 1952), an astronomer at the Lowell Observatory, is a co-discoverer of the rings of Uranus and a designer of instruments for both ground-based and space applications. His current research concerns the detection of extrasolar planets by means of photometry.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #9, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Teddunham is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Teddunham is 3.05 au from the Sun and 4.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11202 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FA10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.90 km (#5,160 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.165 |
| Rotation period | 7.41 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.82 |
| Orbital period | 4.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 2.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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