(17933) Haraguchi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 April 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Whitney Takeo Haraguchi (b. 1986) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his botany project. He attends the Kapa'a High School, Kapa'a, Hawaii, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Haraguchi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Haraguchi is 1.97 au from the Sun and 1.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17933 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GM36 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.14 km (#16,868 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.509 |
| Rotation period | 33.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.96 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 5.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.883 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Whitney
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Also discovered on 12 April 1999
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