(11691) Easterwood Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jeffrey Michael Easterwood (b. 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry project. He attends the Rockdale High School, Rockdale, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Easterwood is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Easterwood is 2.44 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11691 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FO66 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.22 |
| Orbital period | 3.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 1.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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