(17097) Ronneuman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ron Neuman (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental science project. He attends the Ohel Shem, Ramat-Gan, Israel.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ronneuman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ronneuman is 2.78 au from the Sun and 3.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17097 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JX31 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.98 km (#6,601 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0700 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.38 |
| Orbital period | 5.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 1.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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