(11777) Hargrave Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Lawrence Hargrave (1850-1915), Australian astronomer and aviation pioneer, experimented beginning in the 1880s with exquisitely made planes and kites. His kites flew him over almost 5 meters in 1894.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hargrave is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hargrave is 2.87 au from the Sun and 2.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11777 |
| Provisional designation | 3526 T-3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.21 km (#16,763 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.208 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.94 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.210 |
| Inclination | 2.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.875 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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