(17914) Joannelee Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Joanne June Lee (b. 1985) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her medicine and health team project. She attends the Mira Loma High School, Sacramento, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Joannelee is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Joannelee is 2.39 au from the Sun and 1.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number17914
Provisional designation1999 FA54
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.51 km (#16,245 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.370
Absolute magnitude (H)14.92
Orbital period3.74 years
Semi-major axis2.41 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.07 – 2.75 au
Eccentricity0.141
Inclination3.66°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.06 au

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

Also named after someone called Joanne

Also discovered on 20 March 1999

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