11169 Alkon

11169 Alkon
Orbital characteristics 1
Orbit type Main belt
Semimajor axis 2.456 AU
Perihelion distance 1.983 AU
Aphelion distance 2.928 AU
Orbital period 3.85 years
Inclination 3.78°
Eccentricity 0.192
Physical characteristics 1
Diameter 3 4 - 9 km
Abs. magnitude 14.40
History 2
Designation 1998 FW33
Discoverer LINEAR, 1998

The Main belt asteroid 11169 Alkon was discovered by the Lincoln Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Ceres Connection program was established in partnership with Science Service to name minor planets for students selected through an essay contest. The winner requested his grandfather's family name be memorialized.

Not much else is known about this probably fairly typical little asteroid.






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