(11710) Nataliehale Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Natalie Adele Hale (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental science project. She attends the Juneau Douglas High School, Juneau, Alaska, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Nataliehale is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nataliehale is 2.57 au from the Sun and 1.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number11710
Provisional designation1998 HS34
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.66 km (#8,045 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0520
Absolute magnitude (H)14.72
Orbital period3.81 years
Semi-major axis2.44 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.26 – 2.61 au
Eccentricity0.0724
Inclination3.18°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.28 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Natalie

Also discovered on 20 April 1998

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