(16997) Garrone Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Nestor Juan Garrone (b. 1984) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering team project. He attends the E.P.E.T. No 6, Realico, La Pampa, Argentina.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Garrone is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Garrone is 2.04 au from the Sun and 3.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16997 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CO32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.57 km (#13,768 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.233 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.76 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.176 |
| Inclination | 4.89° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.848 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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