(17844) Judson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Michael Ivan Judson (b. 1985) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his botany team project. He attends the Pleasant Grove High School, Pleasant Grove, Utah, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Judson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Judson is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17844 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HM100 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.03 |
| Orbital period | 4.90 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.88 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.81 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0266 |
| Inclination | 3.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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