(17842) Jorgegarcia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Felix Javier Jorge-Garcia (b. 1987) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his behavioral and social sciences team project. He attends the Isidro A. Sanchez High School, Luquillo, Puerto Rico, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jorgegarcia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jorgegarcia is 2.36 au from the Sun and 2.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17842 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HN98 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.72 km (#11,170 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.187 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.38 |
| Orbital period | 4.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 5.49° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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