(11719) Hicklen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Rachel Scarlett Hicklen (b. 1984) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental science project. She attends the Blackman High School, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hicklen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hicklen is 2.77 au from the Sun and 3.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11719 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HT98 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.95 km (#10,716 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.199 |
| Rotation period | 20.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.16 |
| Orbital period | 4.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0358 |
| Inclination | 1.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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