(11694) Esterhuysen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Stephanus Albertus Esterhuysen (b. 1983) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering project. He attends the Technical High School Potchefstroom, Viljoenskroon, Free State, South Africa.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Esterhuysen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Esterhuysen is 2.46 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11694 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FO70 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.48 km (#16,302 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.416 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.03 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 3.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 20 March 1998
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- (8745) Delaney
- (8954) Baral
- (9126) Samcoulson
- (9243) Alag
- (9454) Ardeishar
- (11169) Alkon
- (11170) Bradenmilford
- (11173) Jayanderson
- (11174) Carandrews
- (11176) Batth
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