(17880) Vanessaparker Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 January 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Vanessa Parker mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Friendswood High School, Friendswood, Texas.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #11, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vanessaparker is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vanessaparker is 3.30 au from the Sun and 4.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17880 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 BA24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.71 km (#7,994 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.156 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.58 |
| Orbital period | 5.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 8.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 18 January 1999
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- (29747) Acorlando
- (31439) Mieyamanaka
- (33372) Jonathanchung
- (121016) Christopharnold