(17115) Justiniano Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Miguel Angel Justiniano Lajara (b. 1986) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering team project. He attends the Aurea E. Quiles Claudio High School, Guanica, Puerto Rico, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Justiniano is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Justiniano is 2.96 au from the Sun and 2.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17115 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JT54 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.97 km (#12,821 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.162 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.45 |
| Orbital period | 4.95 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0625 |
| Inclination | 1.60° |
| 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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