(17900) Leiferman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Adam James Leiferman (b. 1986) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering project. He attends the Kimball High School, Kimball, South Dakota, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Leiferman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leiferman is 1.98 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17900 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FO24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.34 km (#16,535 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.294 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.56 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.129 |
| Inclination | 4.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.979 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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