(11087) Yamasakimakoto Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 October 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Makoto Yamasaki (b. 1953), director of the Fukuoka Astronomical Society from 1977 to 1982, has interests in comet hunting and photography.Naming citation (20020526/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yamasakimakoto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yamasakimakoto is 1.83 au from the Sun and 0.841 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11087 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 TK1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 4.54 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.35 |
| Orbital period | 3.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 3.45° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.786 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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