(17883) Scobuchanan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Scott Sheldon Buchanan (b. 1987) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science project. He attends the Cortland Christian Academy, Cortland, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Scobuchanan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Scobuchanan is 2.06 au from the Sun and 3.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17883 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CP105 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.19 km (#14,728 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.209 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.77 |
| Orbital period | 3.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Inclination | 3.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.998 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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