# 11714 Mikebrown > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/11714_Mikebrown > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/11714_Mikebrown.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11714_Mikebrown > Source revision: 1346052615 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Stony background asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox planet | minorplanet = yes | name = 11714 Mikebrown | background = #D6D6D6 | image = | image_size = | caption = | discovery_ref = | discoverer = [LONEOS](/source/Lowell_Observatory_Near-Earth_Object_Search) | discovery_site = [Anderson Mesa Stn.](/source/Anderson_Mesa_Station) | discovered = 28 April 1998 | mpc_name = (11714) Mikebrown | alt_names = {{mp|1998 HQ|51}}{{·}}{{mp|1977 RX|8}}
{{mp|1986 TH|5}}{{·}}{{mp|1986 TW|10}}
{{mp|1986 UR|1}} | pronounced = | named_after = [Michael E. Brown](/source/Michael_E._Brown)
{{nowrap|{{small|([minor planet discoverer](/source/List_of_minor_planet_discoverers))}}}} | mp_category = [main-belt](/source/main-belt){{·}}{{small|([central](/source/Kirkwood_gap))}}
[background](/source/Background_asteroid) | orbit_ref = | epoch = 4 September 2017 ([JD](/source/Julian_day) 2458000.5) | uncertainty = 0 | observation_arc = 38.94 yr (14,224 days) | aphelion = 3.3555 [AU](/source/Astronomical_unit) | perihelion = 1.9897 AU | semimajor = 2.6726 AU | eccentricity = 0.2555 | period = 4.37 [yr](/source/Julian_year_(astronomy)) (1,596 days) | mean_anomaly = 67.558[°](/source/Degree_(angle)) | mean_motion = {{Deg2DMS|0.2256|sup=ms}} / day | inclination = 3.0156° | asc_node = 178.73° | arg_peri = 135.17° | mean_diameter = {{val|4.451|0.945}} km | rotation = | albedo = {{val|0.246|0.069}} | spectral_type = | abs_magnitude = 14.1 }} '''11714 Mikebrown''', provisional designation ''{{mp|1998 HQ|51}}'', is a stony background [asteroid](/source/asteroid) from the central region of the [asteroid belt](/source/asteroid_belt), approximately {{convert|4.5|km|mi|abbr=off|sp=us}} in diameter. It was discovered on 28 April 1998, by astronomers of the ''Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Object Search'' ([LONEOS](/source/Lowell_Observatory_Near-Earth-Object_Search)) at the U.S. [Anderson Mesa Station](/source/Anderson_Mesa_Station) near Flagstaff, Arizona, and later named after American astronomer [Michael Brown](/source/Michael_E._Brown). == Orbit and classification == [[File:Mikebrown-2010Jan.gif|200px|thumb|left|In January 2010, ''Mikebrown'' came to [opposition](/source/Opposition_(planets)) with [Mercury](/source/Mercury_(planet)), [Earth](/source/Earth), and [Mars](/source/Mars).]] ''Mikebrown'' is a non-[family](/source/Asteroid_family) asteroid from the main belt's [background population](/source/Background_asteroid). It orbits the Sun in the [central](/source/Kirkwood_gap) main-belt at a distance of 2.0–3.4 [AU](/source/Astronomical_unit) once every 4 years and 4 months (1,596 days). Its orbit has an [eccentricity](/source/orbital_eccentricity) of 0.26 and an [inclination](/source/orbital_inclination) of 3[°](/source/Degree_(angle)) with respect to the [ecliptic](/source/ecliptic). On 15 May 2012, ''Mikebrown'' came within about 14.8 [Gm](/source/Gigametre) (0.099 [AU](/source/Astronomical_unit)) of asteroid [625 Xenia](/source/625%26nbsp%3BXenia). It was first observed as ''{{mp|1977 RX|8}}'' [Palomar Observatory](/source/Palomar_Observatory) in 1977, extending the body's [observation arc](/source/observation_arc) by 21 years prior to its official discovery observation at Anderson Mesa. == Naming == This [minor planet](/source/minor_planet) was named after American astronomer [Michael E. Brown](/source/Michael_E._Brown) (born 1965), a professor of astronomy at [Caltech](/source/California_Institute_of_Technology) in California, and best known for his discoveries of [trans-Neptunian object](/source/trans-Neptunian_object)s, in particular the dwarf planet [136199 Eris](/source/136199_Eris). The official naming citation was published on 24 July 2002 ({{small|[M.P.C.](/source/Minor_Planet_Circulars) {{MoMP|11714|46104}}}}). == Physical characteristics == According to the survey carried out by NASA's [Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer](/source/Wide-field_Infrared_Survey_Explorer) with its subsequent [NEOWISE](/source/NEOWISE) mission, ''Mikebrown'' measures 4.451 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an [albedo](/source/astronomical_albedo) of 0.246, which is typical for stony [S-type asteroid](/source/S-type_asteroid)s. It has an [absolute magnitude](/source/absolute_magnitude) of 14.1. As of 2017, no rotational [lightcurve](/source/lightcurve) of ''Mikebrown'' has been obtained from photometric observations, and the body's [rotation period](/source/rotation_period) and shape remains unknown. == References == {{reflist|30em|refs= {{cite web |type = 2016-08-18 last obs. |title = JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 11714 Mikebrown (1998 HQ51) |url = https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2011714 |publisher = [Jet Propulsion Laboratory](/source/Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory) |access-date = 5 July 2017}} {{cite book |title = Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (11714) Mikebrown |last = Schmadel | first = Lutz D. |publisher = [Springer Berlin Heidelberg](/source/Springer_Berlin_Heidelberg) |page = 767 |date = 2007 |isbn = 978-3-540-00238-3 |doi = 10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_8424 |chapter = (11714) Mikebrown }} {{cite web |title = 11714 Mikebrown (1998 HQ51) |work = Minor Planet Center |url = https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=11714 |access-date = 25 April 2017}} {{cite web |title = MPC/MPO/MPS Archive |work = Minor Planet Center |url = https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/ECS/MPCArchive/MPCArchive_TBL.html |access-date = 25 April 2017}} {{cite journal |display-authors = 6 |first1 = Joseph R. |last1 = Masiero |first2 = A. K. |last2 = Mainzer |first3 = T. |last3 = Grav |first4 = J. M. |last4 = Bauer |first5 = R. M. |last5 = Cutri |first6 = J. |last6 = Dailey |first7 = P. R. M. |last7 = Eisenhardt |first8 = R. S. |last8 = McMillan |first9 = T. B. |last9 = Spahr |first10 = M. F. |last10 = Skrutskie |first11 = D. |last11 = Tholen |first12 = R. G. |last12 = Walker |first13 = E. L. |last13 = Wright |first14 = E. |last14 = DeBaun |first15 = D. |last15 = Elsbury |first16 = T. IV |last16 = Gautier |first17 = S. |last17 = Gomillion |first18 = A. |last18 = Wilkins |date = November 2011 |title = Main Belt Asteroids with WISE/NEOWISE. I. Preliminary Albedos and Diameters |url = http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2011ApJ...741...68M |journal = The Astrophysical Journal |volume = 741 |issue = 2 |page = 20 |bibcode = 2011ApJ...741...68M |doi = 10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/68 |arxiv = 1109.4096 |s2cid = 118745497 |access-date= 25 April 2017}} {{cite LCDB|number = 11714 |access-date = 25 April 2017}} {{cite web |title = Mikebrown close approaches less than 15Gm |url = http://home.surewest.net/kheider/astro/Mikebrown.txt |access-date = 2010-01-29 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120225212210/http://home.surewest.net/kheider/astro/Mikebrown.txt |archive-date = 2012-02-25 }} [http://chemistry.unina.it/~alvitagl/solex/ (Solex 10)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220235836/http://chemistry.unina.it/~alvitagl/solex/ |date=2008-12-20 }} }} == External links == * [http://www.minorplanet.info/PHP/lcdbsummaryquery.php Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB)], query form ([http://www.minorplanet.info/lightcurvedatabase.html info] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216050541/http://www.minorplanet.info/lightcurvedatabase.html |date=16 December 2017 }}) * [https://books.google.com/books?id=aeAg1X7afOoC&pg Dictionary of Minor Planet Names], Google books * [http://obswww.unige.ch/~behrend/page_cou.html Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR] – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend * [https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/NumberedMPs010001.html Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (10001)-(15000)] – Minor Planet Center * {{AstDys|11714}} * {{JPL small body}} {{Minor planets navigator |11713 Stubbs |number=11714 |11715 Harperclark}} {{Small Solar System bodies}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mikebrown}} 011714 011714 Category:Named minor planets 11714 Mikebrown 19980428 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [11714 Mikebrown](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11714_Mikebrown) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11714_Mikebrown?action=history)). 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