(17042) Madiraju Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Anila Madiraju (b. 1985) was awarded first place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her medicine and health project; also the Intel Young Scientist Award, Intel Achievement Award and Seaborg SIYSS Award. She attends the Marianopolis College, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Madiraju is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Madiraju is 2.56 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17042 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FG30 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.36 km (#8,432 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0620 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.91 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0923 |
| Inclination | 3.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 19 March 1999
- (11203) Danielbetten
- (11206) Bibee
- (11409) Horkheimer
- (15499) Cloyd
- (15500) Anantpatel
- (17030) Sierks
- (17039) Yeuseyenka
- (17040) Almeida
- (17041) Castagna
- (17043) Santucci
- (17044) Mubdirahman
- (17046) Kenway