(17899) Mariacristina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 March 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Maria Cristina De Sanctis (b. 1967), of the Instituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, Rome, models the physical properties of cometary nuclei. She is a participant in several space missions to small solar-system bodies.Naming citation (20050721/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mariacristina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mariacristina is 2.36 au from the Sun and 3.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17899 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FD19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.79 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.108 |
| Inclination | 4.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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