(17843) Shaelucero Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Shae Lucero mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Valencia High School, Los Lunas, New Mexico.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #11, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shaelucero is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shaelucero is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17843 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HD99 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.7 km (#4,726 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0740 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.68 |
| Orbital period | 5.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 2.89° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.84 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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