(11711) Urquiza Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 April 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Luis Urquiza del Valle (1906-2000) was the much-loved grandfather of LONEOS observer L. Levy.Naming citation (20010705/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Urquiza is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Urquiza is 2.62 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11711 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HV50 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.83 km (#13,139 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.302 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.28 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 2.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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