(17041) Castagna Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Pedro Turibeo Castagna (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering team project. He attends the Fundacao Escola Tecnica Liberato Salzano Vieira da Cunha, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Castagna is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Castagna is 2.33 au from the Sun and 3.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17041 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FB30 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.47 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0891 |
| Inclination | 3.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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