(17199) Jasonliu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jason Liu (b. 2002) was a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his mathematics project. He attended the Davidson Academy of Nevada, Reno, Nevada.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #8, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jasonliu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jasonliu is 3.28 au from the Sun and 4.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17199 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AT40 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.26 km (#7,358 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.134 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.65 |
| Orbital period | 5.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0874 |
| Inclination | 9.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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