(17040) Almeida Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Liliane de Almeida (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her engineering team project. She attends the Fundacao Escola Tecnica Liberato Salzano Vieira da Cunha, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Almeida is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Almeida is 2.26 au from the Sun and 2.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17040 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FT27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.82 km (#6,760 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0450 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.55 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0268 |
| Inclination | 4.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 19 March 1999
- (11203) Danielbetten
- (11206) Bibee
- (11409) Horkheimer
- (15499) Cloyd
- (15500) Anantpatel
- (17030) Sierks
- (17039) Yeuseyenka
- (17041) Castagna
- (17042) Madiraju
- (17043) Santucci
- (17044) Mubdirahman
- (17046) Kenway