(17904) Annekoupal Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Anne Elizabeth Koupal (b. 1984) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental science team project. She attends the Mitchell High School, Mitchell, South Dakota, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Annekoupal is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Annekoupal is 2.28 au from the Sun and 3.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number17904
Provisional designation1999 FW30
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period13.3 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.95
Orbital period3.45 years
Semi-major axis2.28 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.06 – 2.51 au
Eccentricity0.0987
Inclination4.54°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.08 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Anne

Also discovered on 19 March 1999

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