(17238) Brianwu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Brian Y. Wu (b. 2001) was a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his space science project. He attended the Horace Mann School, Bronx, New York.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #10, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brianwu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brianwu is 2.72 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17238 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EP56 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.16 km (#6,417 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0960 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.01 |
| Orbital period | 5.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 2.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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