(17149) Victoriagraf Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Victoria Graf (b. 2002) was a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her behavioral and social sciences project. She attended the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Virginia.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #8, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Victoriagraf is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Victoriagraf is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17149 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JM105 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 138 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.09 |
| Orbital period | 4.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0726 |
| Inclination | 3.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Victoria
- (7237) Vickyhamilton
- (11725) Victoriahsu
- (16026) Victoriapidgeon
- (19234) Victoriahibbs
- (110294) Victoriaharbour
- (255073) Victoriabond
All asteroids named after someone called Victoria
Also discovered on 13 May 1999
- (11417) Chughtai
- (11418) Williamwang
- (11743) Jachowski
- (17130) Alexzhang
- (17147) Mariafields
- (17151) Zanderhill
- (18012) Marsland
- (18013) Shedletsky
- (18015) Semenkovich
- (18016) Grondahl
- (18019) Dascoli
- (18020) Amend