(17369) Eremeeva Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 August 1979 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at La Silla.
Alina Iosifovna Eremeeva (b. 1929) is a historian of science who works at Moscow University's Sternberg Observatory.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-06-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Eremeeva is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eremeeva is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17369 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 QR2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.1 |
| Orbital period | 4.98 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.92 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0917 |
| Inclination | 1.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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