(17173) Evgenyamosov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Evgeny A. Amosov (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his mathematics team project; and honorable mention in the American Mathematical Society's Karl Menger Memorial Prize. He attends the Continuous Math Education Center, St. Petersburg, Russia.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Evgenyamosov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Evgenyamosov is 2.04 au from the Sun and 2.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17173 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RN10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.61 km (#13,683 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.236 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.6 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.151 |
| Inclination | 0.831° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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