(11713) Stubbs Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 April 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Christopher Stubbs (b. 1958), of the University of Washington, has pursued a variety of projects in experimental physics and observational astrophysics, including searching for dark matter, measuring the rate of expansion of the universe with supernovae and testing the equivalence principle.Naming citation (20010705/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stubbs is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stubbs is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11713 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HG51 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.2 km (#4,466 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0390 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.92 |
| Orbital period | 4.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.124 |
| Inclination | 11.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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