(11569) Virgilsmith Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 May 1993 by Shoemaker, C. S., Levy, D. H. at Palomar.

The design and construction abilities of Virgil Smith (b. 1941), of Corona, Arizona, have resulted in the successful completion of the Jarnac Observatory, located at the home of the second discoverer.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Virgilsmith is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Virgilsmith is 2.60 au from the Sun and 2.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	11569
Provisional designation	1993 KB2
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	23.9 km (#1,781 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.0270
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.14
Orbital period	5.45 years
Semi-major axis	3.10 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.57 – 3.63 au
Eccentricity	0.171
Inclination	18.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.63 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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