(11667) Testa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 October 1997 by Tesi, L., Boattini, A. at San Marcello.
Augusto Testa (b. 1950), Italian amateur astronomer, observes minor planets at the Sormano Astronomical Observatory. Over the past few years he has developed a lot of software dedicated to the observation of minor planets, and these are widely used by the Italian community of astrometric observers.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Testa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Testa is 2.65 au from the Sun and 2.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11667 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 UB1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.50 km (#16,256 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.407 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.97 |
| Orbital period | 3.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 4.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.947 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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