(11737) Gregneat Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Greg Neat mentored a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Crescenta Valley High School, La Crescenta, California.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #4, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gregneat is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gregneat is 2.36 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11737 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QL24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 185 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.11 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0274 |
| Inclination | 3.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.38 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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