(17124) Rishavalera Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Risha Dianne Valera (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental engineering project. She attended the Plano West Senior High School, Plano, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #7, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rishavalera is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rishavalera is 2.66 au from the Sun and 1.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17124 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JC65 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.26 km (#12,130 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.244 |
| Rotation period | 3.37 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.17 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.50 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0424 |
| Inclination | 0.896° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 12 May 1999
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- (16060) Dahliadry
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- (17126) Sophiawang
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