(11747) Libbykamen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 July 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Libby Kamen mentored a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the West Windsor Plainsboro High School South, Princeton Junction, New Jersey.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #4, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Libbykamen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Libbykamen is 2.82 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11747 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 NQ9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.91 km (#9,065 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.127 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.96 |
| Orbital period | 4.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0275 |
| Inclination | 2.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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