(17126) Sophiawang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Sophia Joy Wang (b. 2002) was awarded first place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her earth and environmental sciences project. She attended the Amity Regional High School, Woodbridge, Connecticut, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #7, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sophiawang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sophiawang is 2.60 au from the Sun and 3.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17126 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JH68 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.05 km (#7,577 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.141 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.85 |
| Orbital period | 4.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0734 |
| Inclination | 5.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 12 May 1999
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