(17799) Petewilliams Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Peter McLane Williams (b. 1984) was awarded first place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his medicine and health team project. He attends the Lake Highland Preparatory School, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Petewilliams is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Petewilliams is 2.91 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17799 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FC64 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.2 |
| Orbital period | 4.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.45 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.106 |
| Inclination | 5.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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