(17919) Licandro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 April 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Javier Licandro (b. 1966), a Uruguayan astronomer at the Isaac Newton Telescope at La Palma, works on the physical properties of minor bodies and transneptunian objects.Naming citation (20050721/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Licandro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Licandro is 1.81 au from the Sun and 2.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17919 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GC8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.05 km (#15,094 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.264 |
| Rotation period | 2.90 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.61 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.67 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.255 |
| Inclination | 4.93° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.662 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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