(17399) Andysanto Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 September 1983 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
Andrew G. Santo (b. 1961) is a spacecraft engineer at the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University. His diligent work as Spacecraft System Engineer throughout the development, launch and operations phases ensured the success of NEAR Shoemaker, NASA's initial “faster, better, cheaper” Discovery mission.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Andysanto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andysanto is 1.81 au from the Sun and 1.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17399 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 RL |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.69 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.88 |
| Orbital period | 2.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.92 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.69 – 2.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 19.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.700 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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