(11500) Tomaiyowit Apollo
Discovered on 28 October 1989 by Mueller, J. E., Mendenhall, J. D. at Palomar.
Tomaiyowit is Earth Mother in the Luiseno creation story. She, together with Tukmit, gave birth to the First People, which are all things and features of the earth forming the basis of Luiseno existence.Naming citation (20081113/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tomaiyowit is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tomaiyowit is 1.34 au from the Sun and 0.368 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11500 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 UR |
| Orbit class | Apollo · near-Earth · potentially hazardous |
| Diameter | 0.738 km (#17,421 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.142 |
| Rotation period | 73.0 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.38 |
| Orbital period | 1.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 0.696 – 1.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.356 |
| Inclination | 10.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.0342 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.