(11723) Briankennedy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Brian Kennedy mentored a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Virginia.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #4, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Briankennedy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Briankennedy is 2.00 au from the Sun and 3.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11723 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HT125 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 4.12 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.3 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 4.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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