(17813) Alisonhuenger Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Alison Huenger mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Manhasset High School, Manhasset, New York.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #11, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alisonhuenger is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alisonhuenger is 3.11 au from the Sun and 2.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17813 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FL109 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.07 km (#7,557 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.203 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.58 |
| Orbital period | 5.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.85 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0464 |
| Inclination | 10.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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