(17180) Rupertli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Rupert Michael Li (b. 2002) was a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his mathematics project. He attended the Jesuit High School, Portland, Oregon.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #8, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rupertli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rupertli is 2.62 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17180 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TS291 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.03 km (#10,566 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.176 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.69 |
| Orbital period | 4.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.135 |
| Inclination | 12.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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