(11714) Mikebrown Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 April 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Michael E. Brown (b. 1965) is assistant professor of astronomy at the California Institute of Technology. He is best known for his work on the Kuiper belt, cometary comae and the atmospheres of planetary satellites.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mikebrown is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mikebrown is 2.93 au from the Sun and 2.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11714 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HQ51 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.45 km (#11,735 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.246 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.16 |
| Orbital period | 4.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 3.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.255 |
| Inclination | 3.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.977 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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