(17825) Juranitch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Robert Juranitch mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the University School of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #11, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Juranitch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Juranitch is 2.75 au from the Sun and 3.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17825 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 GQ8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.6 km (#3,880 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0270 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.62 |
| Orbital period | 5.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.123 |
| Inclination | 15.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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