(17886) Ramazan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Birant Ramazan mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Davidson Academy of Nevada, Reno, Nevada.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #11, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ramazan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ramazan is 2.26 au from the Sun and 1.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17886 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CH118 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.95 km (#15,336 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.244 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.11 |
| Orbital period | 3.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0488 |
| Inclination | 2.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 12 February 1999
- (10941) Mamidala
- (16017) Street
- (16019) Edwardsu
- (16020) Tevelde
- (16021) Caseyvaughn
- (17004) Sinkevich
- (17008) Anamariaperez
- (17009) Jasonping
- (17015) Shriyareddy
- (17883) Scobuchanan
- (17884) Jeffthompson
- (17885) Brianbeyt