(11708) Kathyfries Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kathy Fries mentored a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the duPont Manual High School, Louisville, Kentucky.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #4, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kathyfries is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kathyfries is 2.36 au from the Sun and 3.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11708 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HT19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.10 km (#16,928 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.304 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.89 |
| Orbital period | 3.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.117 |
| Inclination | 2.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.887 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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