(17226) Anaiahbre Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Anaiah Bre Thomas (b. 2002) was a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her medicine and health project. She attended the Bergen County Academies, Hackensack, New Jersey.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #8, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Anaiahbre is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anaiahbre is 2.25 au from the Sun and 3.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17226 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CC76 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.93 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.7 |
| Orbital period | 3.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0862 |
| Inclination | 6.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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