(11751) Davidcarroll Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 July 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
David Carroll mentored a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Plano West Senior High School, Plano, Texas.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #4, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davidcarroll is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davidcarroll is 2.67 au from the Sun and 1.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11751 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 NK37 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 4.30 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.64 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 2.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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