(17242) Leslieyoung Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 March 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Leslie A. Young (b. 1965), of the Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado, uses occultation and near infrared techniques to study outer-planet atmospheres.Naming citation (20050721/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Leslieyoung is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leslieyoung is 2.77 au from the Sun and 1.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17242 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EX130 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.21 |
| Orbital period | 4.02 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0984 |
| Inclination | 2.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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