(17072) Athiviraham Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Anand Athiviraham (b. 1986) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his medicine and health project. He attends the Saint Thomas High School, Pte. Claire, Quebec, Canada.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Athiviraham is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Athiviraham is 2.46 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17072 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GT31 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.46 |
| Orbital period | 3.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0899 |
| Inclination | 7.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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