(17053) Ashayshah Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ashay Shah (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his energy team project. He attended the Plano East Senior High School, Plano, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #7, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ashayshah is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ashayshah is 2.79 au from the Sun and 1.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17053 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FX56 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.11 km (#8,772 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.131 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.72 |
| Orbital period | 5.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0782 |
| Inclination | 3.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 20 March 1999
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- (11207) Black
- (17050) Weiskopf
- (17051) Oflynn
- (17052) Senthilvel
- (17910) Munyan
- (17911) Robertsnyder
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- (17914) Joannelee
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