(17836) Canup Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 April 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Robin M. Canup (b. 1968), of Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado, has greatly advanced our understanding of the moon's origin and subsequent dynamical evolution.Naming citation (20050721/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Canup is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Canup is 2.98 au from the Sun and 2.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17836 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HT50 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.44 km (#11,752 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.170 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.26 |
| Orbital period | 4.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 13.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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