(17186) Sergivanov Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 November 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Sergey O. Ivanov (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his mathematics team project; and third place in the American Mathematical Society's Karl Menger Memorial Prize. He attends the Continuous Math Education Center, St. Petersburg, Russia.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Sergivanov is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sergivanov is 2.36 au from the Sun and 3.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number17186
Provisional designation1999 VP28
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.45
Orbital period3.69 years
Semi-major axis2.39 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.02 – 2.76 au
Eccentricity0.156
Inclination1.58°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.03 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Sergey

Also discovered on 3 November 1999

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