(17938) Tamsendrew Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 April 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Tamsen Alicia Drew (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her engineering team project. She also received the Intel Foundation Achievement Award. She attends the Amador Valley High School, Pleasanton, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tamsendrew is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tamsendrew is 2.69 au from the Sun and 1.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17938 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 HW6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.22 km (#14,658 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.204 |
| Rotation period | 2.64 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.73 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.189 |
| Inclination | 3.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.912 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Tamsen
All asteroids named after someone called Tamsen
Also discovered on 17 April 1999
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