(17046) Kenway Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Gaetan Kristian Kenway (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering project. He attends the Marystown Central High School, Marystown, Newfoundland, Canada.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kenway is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kenway is 3.08 au from the Sun and 3.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17046 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FM33 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.67 km (#6,920 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0750 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.23 |
| Orbital period | 5.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 0.519° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 19 March 1999
- (11203) Danielbetten
- (11206) Bibee
- (11409) Horkheimer
- (15499) Cloyd
- (15500) Anantpatel
- (17030) Sierks
- (17039) Yeuseyenka
- (17040) Almeida
- (17041) Castagna
- (17042) Madiraju
- (17043) Santucci
- (17044) Mubdirahman