(17248) Ellieyang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ellie Yang (b. 2002) was a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her computer science project. She attended the Parkway Central High School, Chesterfield, Missouri.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #10, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ellieyang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ellieyang is 2.28 au from the Sun and 2.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17248 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GC107 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.59 km (#16,082 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.347 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.02 |
| Orbital period | 3.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0731 |
| Inclination | 3.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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