(16956) 1998 MQ 11

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Asteroid
(16956) 1998 MQ 11
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Jupiter Trojan (L5)
Major semi-axis 5.2516  AU
eccentricity 0.1134
Perihelion - aphelion 4.6563 AU - 5.8470 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 30.8746 °
Sidereal period 12.04 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Albedo ?
Absolute brightness 10.6 mag
history
Explorer LINEAR
Date of discovery June 19, 1998
Another name 1990 WX 2
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(16956) 1998 MQ 11 is an asteroid belonging to the group of Jupiter Trojans . This describes asteroids that move around the sun on the Lagrange points on Jupiter's orbit .

(16956) 1998 MQ 11 was discovered on June 19, 1998 during the LINEAR project at the Lincoln Laboratory ETS ( IAU code 704) near Socorro . It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L5.

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