(17081) Jaytee Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 May 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Joseph T. (“J.T.”) Williams (b. 1936) is an engineer at the Multiple-Mirror Observatory who was instrumental in the development of the original cluster of six 1.8-m telescopes on Mt. Hopkins, Arizona, as well as of the 6.5-m retrofit. He also developed the technique of aluminizing large telescope mirrors in situ.Naming citation (20060613/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jaytee is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jaytee is 2.75 au from the Sun and 3.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17081 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JT1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.51 km (#11,599 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.239 |
| Rotation period | 2.88 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.2 |
| Orbital period | 3.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.214 |
| Inclination | 6.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.819 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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