(17169) Tatarinov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 July 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Andrew S. Tatarinov (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science team project. He attends the Lyceum of Information Technologies, #153, Moscow, Russia.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tatarinov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tatarinov is 2.86 au from the Sun and 2.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17169 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 NQ23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.71 km (#5,265 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0390 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.79 |
| Orbital period | 5.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.50 – 3.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 0.694° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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