(17961) Mariagorodnitsky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Maria Gorodnitsky (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her microbiology project. She attends the Yorktown High School, Yorktown Heights, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mariagorodnitsky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mariagorodnitsky is 2.52 au from the Sun and 3.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17961 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JB37 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 5.95 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.49 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.147 |
| Inclination | 7.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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