(17926) Jameswu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 April 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
James YW Wu (b. 1987) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his zoology team project. He attends the Keystone School, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jameswu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jameswu is 2.27 au from the Sun and 1.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17926 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GA18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.31 km (#14,460 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.177 |
| Rotation period | 5.34 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.78 |
| Orbital period | 3.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.100 |
| Inclination | 4.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.969 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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