(17265) Debennett Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
David Edwyn Bennett (b. 1985) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science team project. He also received the European Union Contest for Young Scientists Award. He attends the Broadneck Senior High School, Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Debennett is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Debennett is 2.29 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17265 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JP83 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.82 km (#15,614 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.320 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.87 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 3.93° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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