(17967) Bacampbell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Blake Allen Campbell (b. 1986) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his zoology project. He attends the Stevens High School, Rapid City, South Dakota, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bacampbell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bacampbell is 2.22 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17967 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JT45 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.96 km (#15,305 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.265 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.89 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.139 |
| Inclination | 3.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.990 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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