(17084) Sundararajan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Suvin Sundararajan (b. 2003) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry project. He attended the Westfield High School, Westfield, Massachusetts, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #7, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sundararajan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sundararajan is 2.76 au from the Sun and 2.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17084 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JV14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.16 km (#8,700 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.203 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.74 |
| Orbital period | 5.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0863 |
| Inclination | 10.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 10 May 1999
- (11219) Benbohn
- (11225) Borden
- (11227) Ksenborisova
- (11228) Botnick
- (11229) Brookebowers
- (11230) Deschaffer
- (11231) Schiavo
- (11413) Catanach
- (11414) Allanchu
- (12117) Meagmessina
- (16048) Eddiedai
- (16049) D'Amore
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- (9458) Beaumont
- (9459) Gracecai
- (9461) Cotingkeh
- (9463) Criscione
- (9465) Fergusonsam
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