(11170) Bradenmilford Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Braden Nicholas Milford (b. 2001) was a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his environmental science project. He attended the Cascia Hall Preparatory School, Tulsa, Oklahoma.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #3, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bradenmilford is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bradenmilford is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11170 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FY34 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.01 km (#10,606 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.281 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.82 |
| Orbital period | 4.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0739 |
| Inclination | 1.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 20 March 1998
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