(17951) Fenska Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kristen Elaine Fenska (b. 1988) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental science project. She attends the Miami High School, Miami, Oklahoma, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fenska is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fenska is 2.39 au from the Sun and 3.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17951 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JO19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.38 km (#14,271 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.295 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.67 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.104 |
| Inclination | 3.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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