(17043) Santucci Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Giovanni Carmelo Santucci (b. 2000) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his behavioral and social sciences project. He attended the Ossining High School, Ossining, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #6, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Santucci is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Santucci is 2.13 au from the Sun and 1.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17043 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FJ30 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.59 |
| Orbital period | 3.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0365 |
| Inclination | 2.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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