(17913) Strode Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Paul Strode mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Fairview High School, Boulder, Colorado.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #11, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Strode is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Strode is 2.06 au from the Sun and 2.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17913 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FT52 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.01 |
| Orbital period | 3.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.126 |
| Inclination | 3.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.878 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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