(17901) Korinriske Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Korin Riske mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Sunset High School, Portland, Oregon.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #11, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Korinriske is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Korinriske is 2.51 au from the Sun and 3.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number17901
Provisional designation1999 FT25
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period9.70 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.04
Orbital period4.44 years
Semi-major axis2.70 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.50 – 2.90 au
Eccentricity0.0744
Inclination2.87°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.49 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 19 March 1999

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