(17162) Nithinkavi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 June 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Nithin Kavi (b. 2001) was a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his mathematics project. He attended the Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, Acton, Massachusetts.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #8, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nithinkavi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nithinkavi is 2.62 au from the Sun and 2.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17162 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 LX13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.96 km (#10,679 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.237 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.63 |
| Orbital period | 3.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0766 |
| Inclination | 6.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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