(17830) Andreajurgens Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Andrea Jurgens mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Dutch Fork High School, Irmo, South Carolina.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #11, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Andreajurgens is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andreajurgens is 2.94 au from the Sun and 3.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17830 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HR35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.82 |
| Orbital period | 4.87 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0279 |
| Inclination | 3.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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