(11721) Shawnlowe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Shawn Lowe mentored a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the T. C. Williams High School, Alexandria, Virginia.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #4, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shawnlowe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shawnlowe is 2.50 au from the Sun and 2.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11721 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HE100 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.99 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.96 |
| Orbital period | 4.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.178 |
| Inclination | 9.22° |
| 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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