(11695) Mattei Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 March 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Janet Akyüz Mattei (b. 1943), a tireless promoter of the observation of variable stars by amateurs, has been the director of the American Association of Variable Star Observers since 1973.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mattei is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mattei is 2.31 au from the Sun and 1.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11695 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FA74 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.81 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0670 |
| Inclination | 6.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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