(17908) Chriskuyu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Christopher Ku Yu (b. 1986) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his medicine and health project. He attends the Caddo Parish Magnet High School, Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chriskuyu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chriskuyu is 2.52 au from the Sun and 2.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17908 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FL34 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.03 km (#17,006 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.357 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.62 |
| Orbital period | 3.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.169 |
| Inclination | 6.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.946 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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