(17020) Hopemeraengus Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 February 1999 by I. P. Griffin at Cocoa.
Hope (b. 1994), Merope (b. 1995) and Aengus (b. 1998) are the children of the discoverer.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #9, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hopemeraengus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hopemeraengus is 2.64 au from the Sun and 3.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17020 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 DH4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.67 |
| Orbital period | 4.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 10.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.39 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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