(17096) Takemaru Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Leo Takemaru (b. 2002) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2019 Intel ISEF for his microbiology team project. He also received the European Union Contest for Young Scientists Award. He attended the Ward Melville High School, East Setauket, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #6, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Takemaru is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Takemaru is 3.01 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17096 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JX26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.61 km (#9,557 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.223 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.76 |
| Orbital period | 4.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0838 |
| Inclination | 2.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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