(11715) Harperclark Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Elizabeth Dee Pauline Harper-Clark (b. 1984) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her earth and space sciences project. She attends the Presdale School, Ware, Hertfordshire, U.K.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Harperclark is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Harperclark is 2.42 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number11715
Provisional designation1998 HA75
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.32
Orbital period3.50 years
Semi-major axis2.31 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.13 – 2.48 au
Eccentricity0.0763
Inclination2.19°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.13 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Elizabeth

Also discovered on 21 April 1998

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