(17911) Robertsnyder Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Robert Snyder mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Munster High School, Munster, Indiana.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #11, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Robertsnyder is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Robertsnyder is 2.18 au from the Sun and 1.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17911 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FF41 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.13 |
| Orbital period | 3.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0621 |
| Inclination | 1.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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