11694 Esterhuysen
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team |
| Discovery site | Socorro |
| Discovery date | 20 March 1998 |
| Designations | |
| 11694 | |
| 1998 FO70 | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 13703 days (37.52 yr) |
| Aphelion | 2.5617403 AU (383.23089 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.0855447 AU (311.99305 Gm) |
| 2.323643 AU (347.6120 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1024675 |
| 3.54 yr (1293.8 d) | |
| 108.55151° | |
| 0° 16m 41.735s / day | |
| Inclination | 3.727141° |
| 163.91590° | |
| 279.00263° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.1048 AU (165.28 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.6188 AU (391.77 Gm) |
| TJupiter | 3.566 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 14.9 | |
11694 Esterhuysen (1998 FO70) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 20, 1998, by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro.
The asteroid was named for Stephanus Albertus Esterhuysen (b. 1983), a then student at the Technical High School in Potchefstroom, North West Province South Africa, who was a finalist with his engineering project: "Corundum and Spinel Synthesis[2][3]" in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.[1]
References
- ^ a b "11694 Esterhuysen (1998 FO70)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ Rapport Newspaper Archives - 12 May 2002. March 22, 2011 (Afrikaans Language).
- ^ Eskom Expo for Young Scientists (International Expo Winners)
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