(11174) Carandrews Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Carolyn Marie Andrews (b. 1984) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her engineering project. She attends the Lake Brantley High School, Longwood, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carandrews is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carandrews is 2.42 au from the Sun and 2.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11174 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FR67 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.35 km (#14,337 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.143 |
| Rotation period | 4.51 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.82 |
| Orbital period | 3.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0948 |
| Inclination | 3.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.985 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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