(17064) Ashnashah Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 15 April 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Ashna Shah (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her energy team project. She 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 Ashnashah is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ashnashah is 2.34 au from the Sun and 2.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number17064
Provisional designation1999 GX16
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.79 km (#13,250 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.372
Absolute magnitude (H)14.01
Orbital period3.55 years
Semi-major axis2.33 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.16 – 2.50 au
Eccentricity0.0733
Inclination6.98°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.17 au

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

Also discovered on 15 April 1999

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