(17993) Kluesing Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Daniel Lennard Kluesing (b. 1985) was awarded first place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science project. He attends the Leigh High School, San Jose, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kluesing is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kluesing is 2.11 au from the Sun and 2.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17993 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JT68 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.53 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0867 |
| Inclination | 3.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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