(17144) Laurenchen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Lauren Yuqing Chen (b. 2003) was a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her medicine and health project. She attended the Dutch Fork High School, Irmo, South Carolina.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #8, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Laurenchen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Laurenchen is 3.27 au from the Sun and 4.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17144 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JW98 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.92 km (#9,050 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.241 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.64 |
| Orbital period | 5.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 3.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 13.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.84 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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