(11350) Teresa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 August 1997 by Lopez, A., Pacheco, R. at Costitx.
Teresa Chercoles (b. 1951), wife of Rafael Pacheco, passes many nights at home while Pacheco and his colleagues are at the observatory enjoying the minor planets.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Teresa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Teresa is 3.07 au from the Sun and 3.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11350 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 QN4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.78 km (#9,249 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.253 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.58 |
| Orbital period | 5.01 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.106 |
| Inclination | 2.49° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Rafael
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- (20603) Rafaelribeiro
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- (43414) Sfair
- (128036) Rafaelnadal
- (161545) Ferrando
All asteroids named after someone called Rafael
Also discovered on 29 August 1997
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