11694 Esterhuysen
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team |
Discovery site | Socorro |
Discovery date | 20 March 1998 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | 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) |
Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.566 |
Physical characteristics | |
14.9 | |
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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
- 1 2 "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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