(11716) Amahartman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Amanda Nicole Hartman (b. 1987) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her microbiology project. She attends the China Spring High School, China Spring, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Amahartman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amahartman is 3.08 au from the Sun and 3.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11716 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HY79 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.53 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.82 |
| Orbital period | 4.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.191 |
| Inclination | 2.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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