(11730) Yanhua Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Yan Hua (b. 1984) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering project. He attends the Jinling High School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yanhua is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yanhua is 2.34 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11730 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 KO31 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.10 km (#14,966 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.350 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.69 |
| Orbital period | 3.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0676 |
| Inclination | 4.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Yan
All asteroids named after someone called Yan
Also discovered on 22 May 1998
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- (11735) Isabellecohen
- (12104) Chesley
- (12106) Menghuan
- (12107) Reneebarcia
- (12108) Jamesaustin
- (12529) Reighard
- (12530) Richardson
- (12860) Turney
- (12861) Wacker
- (12863) Whitfield