(17079) Lavrovsky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 April 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Vladislav Igorevich Lavrovsky (b. 1986) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biochemistry project. He attends the Queen Elizabeth High School, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lavrovsky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lavrovsky is 2.10 au from the Sun and 2.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17079 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 HD9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.79 km (#15,677 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.359 |
| Rotation period | 4.18 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.47 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 6.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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