(11693) Grantelliott Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Grant A. Elliott (b. 1984) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science project. He attends the Suncoast Community High School, Wellington, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Grantelliott is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Grantelliott is 2.66 au from the Sun and 2.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11693 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FE69 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.56 km (#7,047 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0780 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 1.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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