(17034) Vasylshev Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 March 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Vasyl G. Shevchenko (b. 1960), of the Institute of Astronomy, Kharkiv National University, is the most productive observer of the magnitude-phase dependence and opposition effect for minor planets. He was one of the first to show that the amplitude of the opposition effect depends on taxonomic class.Naming citation (20050721/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vasylshev is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vasylshev is 2.72 au from the Sun and 2.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17034 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FS9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.56 km (#8,171 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.103 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.63 |
| Orbital period | 4.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Inclination | 8.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Vasyl
All asteroids named after someone called Vasyl
Also discovered on 22 March 1999
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- (17031) Piethut
- (17032) Edlu
- (17033) Rusty
- (17035) Velichko
- (17036) Krugly
- (17045) Markert
- (17898) Scottsheppard
- (17899) Mariacristina
- (28344) Tallsalt
- (28345) Akivabarnun
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