Discovery date 20 March 1998 Observation arc 13703 days (37.52 yr) Absolute magnitude 14.9 Discovery site Experimental Test Site MPC designation 11694 | Alternative names 1998 FO70 Discovered 20 March 1998 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Discovered by Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team Aphelion 2.5617403 AU (383.23089 Gm) Perihelion 2.0855447 AU (311.99305 Gm) Discoverer Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research | ||
11694 Esterhuysen (1998 FO70) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 20, 1998, by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro.
The asteroid was named for Stephanus Albertus Esterhuysen (b. 1983), a then student at the Technical High School in Potchefstroom, North West Province South Africa, who was a finalist with his engineering project: "Corundum and Spinel Synthesis" in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
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