(17235) Ellawesson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ella Rose Wesson (b. 2002) was a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her physics project. She attended the Manhasset High School, Manhasset, New York.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #10, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ellawesson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ellawesson is 2.77 au from the Sun and 2.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17235 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EC29 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.16 km (#5,645 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0700 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.97 |
| Orbital period | 5.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.119 |
| Inclination | 17.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Ella
All asteroids named after someone called Ella
Also discovered on 4 March 2000
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