(17277) Jarrydlevine Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 June 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Jarryd Brandon Levine (b. 1985) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his microbiology project. He attends the Paul D. Schreiber High School, Port Washington, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Jarrydlevine is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jarrydlevine is 2.03 au from the Sun and 1.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number17277
Provisional designation2000 LP25
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.20 km (#14,709 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.274
Absolute magnitude (H)14.89
Orbital period3.64 years
Semi-major axis2.37 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.97 – 2.76 au
Eccentricity0.167
Inclination2.00°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.961 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 7 June 2000

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