(17228) Adrianeliz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Adriane Elizabeth Thompson (b. 2002) was a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her cellular and molecular biology project. She attended the Wellington School, Columbus, Ohio.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #8, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Adrianeliz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Adrianeliz is 3.55 au from the Sun and 2.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17228 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CJ94 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.89 km (#5,846 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0810 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.89 |
| Orbital period | 5.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.80 – 3.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 1.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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