(17014) Melaniequan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Melanie Elise Quan (b. 2002) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her earth and environmental sciences project. She attended the Las Lomas High School, Walnut Creek, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #7, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Melaniequan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Melaniequan is 2.98 au from the Sun and 3.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17014 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CY96 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.18 km (#12,322 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.279 |
| Rotation period | 3.92 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.13 |
| Orbital period | 4.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 5.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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