(17954) Hopkins Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Brandon James Hopkins (b. 1986) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his mathematics project. He attends the Waterford School, Sandy, Utah, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hopkins is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hopkins is 2.09 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17954 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JP20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.83 km (#15,607 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.221 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.95 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 3.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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