(17051) Oflynn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Colin Patrick O'Flynn (b. 1986) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering project. He attends the Westdale Secondary School, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Oflynn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Oflynn is 2.59 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17051 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FW46 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.85 km (#13,119 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.173 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.18 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.132 |
| Inclination | 6.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.993 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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