(11176) Batth Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Sukhjeet Singh Batth (b. 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biochemistry project. He attends the Fowler High School, Fowler, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Batth is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Batth is 3.19 au from the Sun and 2.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11176 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FD68 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.37 km (#7,241 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0740 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.42 |
| Orbital period | 5.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0797 |
| Inclination | 0.819° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 20 March 1998
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