(17179) Codina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 October 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Sayd Jose Codina Landaberry (b. 1926) directed the Observatorio Nacional in Rio de Janeiro from 1991 to 1999. Codina is well known in the field of astrophysical observation and instrumentation. Born in Uruguay, since the 1970s he has helped train generations of new astronomers.Naming citation (20050721/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Codina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Codina is 2.86 au from the Sun and 2.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17179 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TC224 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.38 |
| Orbital period | 5.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.85 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0673 |
| Inclination | 9.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.88 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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