(17995) Jolinefan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Joline Marie Fan (b. 1987) was awarded first place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her engineering project. She also received the Intel Foundation Achievement Award. She attends the Upper Arlington High School, Upper Arlington, Ohio, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jolinefan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jolinefan is 2.28 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17995 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JF74 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.60 km (#16,061 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.454 |
| Rotation period | 17.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.82 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0610 |
| Inclination | 6.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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