(17832) Pitman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ellen Marie Pitman (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her medicine and health project. She attends the Central Bucks High School West, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pitman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pitman is 2.81 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17832 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HV39 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.93 km (#10,735 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.240 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.02 |
| Orbital period | 4.96 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.81 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0347 |
| Inclination | 3.01° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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