(17073) Alexblank Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 April 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Alexander Edmund Blank (b. 1987) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biochemistry project. He attends the Lower Canada College, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alexblank is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alexblank is 3.18 au from the Sun and 2.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17073 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GX34 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.69 km (#11,253 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.266 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.02 |
| Orbital period | 4.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 1.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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