(17003) Poojanpandya Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Poojan Pandya (b. 2002) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2019 Intel ISEF for his microbiology team project. He also received the European Union Contest for Young Scientists Award. He attended the Half Hollow Hills High School West, Dix Hills, New York.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #6, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Poojanpandya is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Poojanpandya is 2.68 au from the Sun and 1.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17003 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CE55 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.71 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.37 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0875 |
| Inclination | 14.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.37 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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