(17197) Matjazbone Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Matjaz Bone (b. 1984) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics team project. He attends the Solski Center Nova Gorica, Gimnazija, Nova Gorica, Slovenia.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Matjazbone is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Matjazbone is 2.40 au from the Sun and 3.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number17197
Provisional designation2000 AC12
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.62
Orbital period3.72 years
Semi-major axis2.40 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.19 – 2.61 au
Eccentricity0.0890
Inclination4.19°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.18 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 3 January 2000

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