(17884) Jeffthompson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jeff Thompson (b. 1984) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science project. He attends the Kinkaid High School, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jeffthompson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jeffthompson is 2.35 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17884 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CD116 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.85 km (#15,564 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.138 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.21 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.100 |
| Inclination | 1.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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