(17104) McCloskey Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Mairead Mary McCloskey (b. 1985) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her physics project. She attends the Loreto College, Coleraine, County Derry, Northern Ireland.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where McCloskey is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: McCloskey is 3.04 au from the Sun and 3.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17104 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JV46 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.43 km (#7,176 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0880 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.19 |
| Orbital period | 5.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.142 |
| Inclination | 2.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 10 May 1999
- (11219) Benbohn
- (11225) Borden
- (11227) Ksenborisova
- (11228) Botnick
- (11229) Brookebowers
- (11230) Deschaffer
- (11231) Schiavo
- (11413) Catanach
- (11414) Allanchu
- (12117) Meagmessina
- (16048) Eddiedai
- (16049) D'Amore