(17794) Kowalinski Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Blair Elisabeth Kowalinski (b. 1986) was awarded first place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental science team project. She also received the MILSET Expo-Sciences International Award. She attends the Hamilton High School, Chandler, Arizona, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kowalinski is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kowalinski is 3.06 au from the Sun and 4.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17794 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FC60 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.49 |
| Orbital period | 4.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.83 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.59 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0869 |
| Inclination | 2.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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