(17210) Nadinemeister Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Nadine Meister (b. 2002) was a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her chemistry project. She attended the Centennial High School, Ellicott City, Maryland.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #8, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nadinemeister is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nadinemeister is 3.05 au from the Sun and 2.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17210 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AY172 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.57 |
| Orbital period | 5.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.04 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0432 |
| Inclination | 13.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Nadine
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Also discovered on 7 January 2000
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