(11701) Madeleineyang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Madeleine L. Yang (b. 2001) was a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her bioengineering project. She attended the Detroit Country Day School, Beverly Hills, Michigan.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #3, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Madeleineyang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Madeleineyang is 2.65 au from the Sun and 1.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11701 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FY116 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.44 km (#8,326 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.204 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.53 |
| Orbital period | 4.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 5.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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