(11173) Jayanderson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jay S. Anderson (b. 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics project. He attends the Paint Valley High School, South Salem, Ohio, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jayanderson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jayanderson is 2.09 au from the Sun and 1.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11173 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FA59 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.48 km (#8,274 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0650 |
| Rotation period | 63.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.92 |
| Orbital period | 3.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 2.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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