(217603) Grove Creek Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 May 2008 by F. Tozzi at Grove Creek.
Grove Creek Observatory is a professional research facility located at Trunkey Creek, New South Wales, Australia. Several remote-controlled internet telescopes are installed in three separate observatories.Naming citation (20100130/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Grove Creek is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Grove Creek is 3.08 au from the Sun and 2.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 217603 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 JW20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.98 |
| Orbital period | 5.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.77 – 3.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.117 |
| Inclination | 16.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.