(17093) Supanklang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Saijai Supanklang (b. 2002) was awarded first place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her microbiology team project. She attended the Hayfield Secondary School, Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #6, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Supanklang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Supanklang is 2.52 au from the Sun and 2.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17093 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JH22 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.49 km (#11,656 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.265 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.81 |
| Orbital period | 4.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.34 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0873 |
| Inclination | 4.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 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