(17066) Ginagallant Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 April 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Gina May Gallant (b. 1987) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her engineering project. She attends the Kelly Road Secondary School, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ginagallant is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ginagallant is 2.73 au from the Sun and 1.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17066 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GG18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.32 |
| Orbital period | 4.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0755 |
| Inclination | 5.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Gina
All asteroids named after someone called Gina
Also discovered on 15 April 1999
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- (17069) Adyantshankar
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