(17069) Adyantshankar Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 April 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Adyant Shankar (b. 2001) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental engineering project. He attended the Nashua High School South, Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #6, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Adyantshankar is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Adyantshankar is 2.26 au from the Sun and 1.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17069 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GD20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.46 km (#11,727 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.295 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.1 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0975 |
| Inclination | 6.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 15 April 1999
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- (17059) Elvis
- (17063) Papaloizou
- (17064) Ashnashah
- (17065) Shrilashah
- (17066) Ginagallant
- (17070) Yanniksingh
- (17071) Spiride
- (17917) Cartan
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