(11425) Wearydunlop Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 June 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.
Edward ‘Weary’ Dunlop (1907-1993) was an Australian Army surgeon prisoner-of-war on the Burma railway and is legendary for repeatedly risking his own life to save sick allied soldiers. On one occasion he placed himself in front of guards with bayonets who were about to kill POWs too sick to work.Naming citation (20010902/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wearydunlop is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wearydunlop is 2.61 au from the Sun and 3.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11425 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 MF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.54 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.228 |
| Inclination | 3.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.831 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.