(17983) Buhrmester Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Michael Duane Buhrmester (b. 1984) was awarded first place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his behavioral and social sciences project. He attends the Plano Senior High School, Plano, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Buhrmester is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Buhrmester is 1.98 au from the Sun and 1.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17983 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JV59 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.34 km (#8,453 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0640 |
| Rotation period | 11.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.88 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.196 |
| Inclination | 3.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.956 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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