(17952) Folsom Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jean Marie Folsom (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental science project. She attends the Yorktown High School, Arlington, Virginia, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Folsom is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Folsom is 2.39 au from the Sun and 2.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17952 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JT19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.6 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0977 |
| Inclination | 5.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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