(17881) Radmall Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Nelson Bret Radmall (b. 1984) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his botany team project. He attends the Pleasant Grove High School, Pleasant Grove, Utah, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Radmall is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Radmall is 2.08 au from the Sun and 3.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17881 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CA51 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.97 km (#8,972 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0640 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.03 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 3.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.916 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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