(17930) Kennethott Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 April 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kenneth Richard Ott (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biochemistry project. He attends the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kennethott is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kennethott is 1.89 au from the Sun and 1.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17930 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GE24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.18 km (#14,757 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.192 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.79 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.151 |
| Inclination | 2.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.879 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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