(17910) Munyan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Benjamin Kendrick Munyan (b. 1985) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his medicine and health project. He attends the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Munyan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Munyan is 2.52 au from the Sun and 2.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17910 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FG37 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.15 |
| Orbital period | 4.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 8.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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