(17008) Anamariaperez Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
AnaMaria Perez (b. 2002) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her mathematics project. She attended the Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #6, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Anamariaperez is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anamariaperez is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17008 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CL65 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.89 km (#9,089 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.352 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.68 |
| Orbital period | 5.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.113 |
| Inclination | 7.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 12 February 1999
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- (16017) Street
- (16019) Edwardsu
- (16020) Tevelde
- (16021) Caseyvaughn
- (17004) Sinkevich
- (17009) Jasonping
- (17015) Shriyareddy
- (17883) Scobuchanan
- (17884) Jeffthompson
- (17885) Brianbeyt
- (17886) Ramazan