(17960) Liberatore Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Katie Lynn Liberatore (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her microbiology project. She attends the Rio Rancho High School, Rio Rancho, New Mexico, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Liberatore is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Liberatore is 2.16 au from the Sun and 1.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17960 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JB36 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.88 km (#13,040 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.269 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.33 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.182 |
| Inclination | 3.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.967 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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