(11335) Santiago

(11335) Santiago is an asteroid belonging to the asteroid belt discovered on April 20, 1996 by Eric Walter Elst from the La Silla Observatory, Chile.

Designation and name

Santiago was initially designated as 1996 HW₂₃. Later, in 2000, it was named after the Chilean city of Santiago de Chile.

Orbital characteristics

Santiago is located at an average distance from the Sun of 2,364 ua, being able to approach up to 1,985 ua and move away up to 2,743 ua. Its eccentricity is 0.1601 and its orbital inclination is 6.306 degrees. It takes 1,328 days to complete one orbit around the Sun. Santiago's movement on the stellar background is 0.2712 degrees per day.

Physical characteristics

The absolute magnitude of Santiago is 14.8.