(11860) Uedasatoshi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 October 1988 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Satoshi Ueda (b. 1954) is the astronomical head of the Kagoshima Municipal Science Hall and is also a well-known amateur astronomer. His main activities include a continuous search for supernovae at his private observatory as well as the organizing of local star parties.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Uedasatoshi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Uedasatoshi is 2.66 au from the Sun and 2.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11860 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 UP |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.9 km (#4,113 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0610 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.44 |
| Orbital period | 5.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 2.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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