(11718) Hayward Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Nicholas Mark Edward Alexander Hayward (b. 1984) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry project. He attends the Dover Grammar School for Boys, Dover, Kent, U.K.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hayward is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hayward is 2.49 au from the Sun and 2.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11718 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HD95 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.13 km (#12,438 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.285 |
| Rotation period | 6.06 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.3 |
| Orbital period | 4.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Inclination | 4.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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