(11727) Sweet Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 May 1998 by NEAT at Haleakala.
During the 1.2-m Schmidt conversion Merle Sweet (b. 1942), assistant superintendent at the Palomar Observatory, assisted in overseeing the details in the layout and construction of the slip-ring trolleys. He also worked in the rewiring of the dome. The name was suggested by R. Thicksten.Naming citation (20020328/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sweet is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sweet is 2.44 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11727 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 JM1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.34 km (#11,964 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.283 |
| Rotation period | 3.76 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.28 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0480 |
| Inclination | 1.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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